Greg Abbott – Eye on Islamism

Muslim organization sues Abbott, colleges for suppressing speech The Council on American-Islamic Relations argues Abbott’s executive order addressing antisemitism is unconstitutional and targets Palestinian activists.

May 16, 2024 Marcela Rodrigues

(Dallas Morning News) A Muslim civil rights organization is suing Gov. Greg Abbott and two Texas university systems on behalf of student activists, saying Abbott and the universities violated students’ First Amendment rights. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, argues Abbott’s […]

Illegal migrant from Lebanon caught at border admitted he’s a Hezbollah terrorist hoping ‘to make a bomb’ — and was headed for NY

March 17, 2024 Jennie Taer

(NY Post) A Lebanese migrant who was caught sneaking over the border admitted he’s a member of Hezbollah, he hoped to make a bomb, and his destination was New York, the Post can reveal. Basel Bassel Ebbadi, 22, was caught by the […]

FBI identifies hostage-taker at Texas synagogue

January 16, 2022 Alaa Elassar, Michelle Watson and Alanne Orjoux

(CNN) The FBI on Sunday identified Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national, as the man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in an hours-long standoff Saturday before a rescue team entered the building and killed the suspect. An […]

Fifth Circuit throws out challenge to Texas ban on boycotting Israel

April 27, 2020 Cameron Langford

(Courthouse News) In litigation challenging a Texas law blocking state agencies from hiring companies boycotting Israel, the Fifth Circuit ordered dismissal of the case Monday but declined to decide if the law is constitutional. Bahia Amawi, a Palestinian U.S. citizen, had worked […]

Judge halts Trump’s order allowing states to block refugees

January 15, 2020 Michael Kunzelman and Julie Watson

(AP) A federal judge on Wednesday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that gave state and local officials the ability to shut the door on refugees, and ignited a fierce debate in communities about how welcoming the United States should be. U.S. […]

Texas governor to reject new refugees, first under Trump

January 10, 2020 Nomaan Merchant

(AP) Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday. Abbott’s announcement could have major implications for refugees coming to the United […]

GOP governors grapple with whether to accept refugees or not

December 22, 2019 Grant Schulte and Julie Watson

(AP) An executive order by President Donald Trump giving states the right to refuse to take refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position. They’re caught between immigration hardliners who want to shut the door and some Christian evangelicals who believe […]

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