(Religion News) Led by two of the country’s most prominent imams, hundreds of U.S. Muslims have raised more than $13,000 to bail out detained migrant parents. Launched on Monday (Aug. 5) by the Islamic nonprofit CelebrateMercy, the Muslims for Migrants campaign has […]
(Journal Sentinel) Federal prosecutors couldn’t get a 20-year sentence for a man who really wanted to join the Islamic State, but that didn’t stop them from seeking the same sanction for the man’s less-culpable follower. Again, the judge imposed a far less severe […]
(National-UAE) While much has been made of the apparent security threat emanating from beyond America’s southern border by the White House and elsewhere, recent events show that it may actually be Canada that presents a greater terror concern to US soil. During […]
(AP) In Scandinavia, there’s a new type of socially conscious liberal — that wants tighter restrictions on immigration. Left-wing parties in Denmark and Sweden that historically defended humanitarian values and generous welfare systems have shifted positions since Europe saw an influx of […]
(Breitbart) Mexican authorities are on high alert regarding three ISIS-linked terror suspects who are believed to be making their way from Central America to Mexico and potentially the U.S. border. Authorities were warned the suspects could try to enter Mexico within a […]
(Journal Sentinel) A Milwaukee man who wanted to join the Islamic State was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors called Jason Ludke “a true danger” and recommended a 20-year sentence followed by a lifetime of federal supervision, but […]
(Fox) More men and boys from a Somali American community in Minneapolis have joined — or attempted to join — a foreign terrorist organization over the last 12 years than any other jurisdiction in the country. FBI stats show 45 Somalis left to join the ranks […]
(CNS) The Council on American-Islamic Relations said late Thursday President Trump’s plan to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border was an “abuse of executive authority,” motivated by a desire to “’make America white again.” CAIR, which calls itself the nation’s […]
(Washington Times) Zabi-Ullah Hemmat wasn’t just one of 415,816 illegal immigrants caught at the southwest border in fiscal 2016. Nor was he just another of the 84 people from Afghanistan apprehended by Border Patrol agents that year. What made Mr. Hemmat of […]
(Washington Examiner) Ranchers and farmers near the U.S.-Mexico border have been finding prayer rugs on their properties in recent months, according to one rancher who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation by cartels who move the individuals. The mats are […]
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