Clerics & Preachers

House Dem to speak at anti-Israel conference with Holocaust denier and ex-Hamas member Rep. André Carson to speak at Islamic Society of North America convention that features Hitler apologist

(Free Beacon) Rep. André Carson (D., Ind.) will speak at the annual convention of an Islamic group linked to Hamas, along with one imam convicted in Israel of serving in terrorist groups and another who has denied the Holocaust, praised Adolf Hitler, […]

Government & Politics

Biden administration tries to plug loophole that released migrant linked to terrorism into the U.S. The change in policy follows an NBC News story that revealed a judge released the man on bond when ICE prosecutors could not show the judge classified evidence of terror ties.

(NBC) The Biden administration is giving immigration judges and asylum officers more access to classified information to help them determine which migrants might have ties to terrorism or pose a threat to public safety. The change in policy follows an April 11 […]

Academics & Education

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.

(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 […]

Immigration

Man on terrorist watchlist was dropped from program that monitors migrants The Afghan national was enrolled in Alternatives to Detention, which tracks migrants' locations via ankle monitor, mobile app or phone. It didn’t last long, NBC News has learned.

(NBC) When an Afghan national on the FBI terrorist watchlist was arrested last Thursday after having spent nearly a year in the U.S., immigration officials said he had been enrolled in a program that tracked his location via ankle monitor, mobile app or telephone. But […]

Immigration

Man on terror watchlist was released by Border Patrol With border security funding blocked in Congress, the case illustrates the challenges U.S. officials face in identifying migrants who may pose national security threats.

(NBC) An Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist spent nearly a year inside the U.S. after he was apprehended and released by Border Patrol agents last year, U.S. officials told NBC News. The man was arrested in February and then released last […]

Legal

Unrepentant Islamic State group acolyte handed 10-year sentence Warren Clark is one of more than 245 people, 90% of them men, charged in the U.S. with crimes related to the Islamic State group since 2014.

(Courthouse News) A Texan who joined the Islamic State group to teach English to its soldiers accused the United States of war crimes at his sentencing hearing Thursday, saying it reminded him of white supremacist bombings in the South when he saw […]

Immigration

US Customs confirms 4th Iranian ‘special interest alien’ apprehended this month in Eagle Pass, Texas CBP agents see increase in 'special interest aliens' crossing into the US at the southern border

(Fox) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says four Iranians have been apprehended in Texas since the beginning of the month, adding that they are considered “special interest aliens.” CBP sources told Fox News that one Iranian man in his 40s was […]

Beards

‘Twisted’ — Nidal Hasan killed 13 at Fort Hood to save mother’s soul, researcher says The 2009 massacre was sparked by Hasan's belief that killing U.S. soldiers would secure his mother a place in heaven, according to an academic paper.

(San Antonio Express-News) As he sits in a military prison, condemned to die for killing 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, you might think the state of his beard wouldn’t be Nidal Hasan’s top concern. But just as […]

Clerics & Preachers

GOP reps raise alarm bells over Iran’s influence in ‘American religious institutions’ GOP reps demand to know if Biden administration has strategy to counter Iranian regime activities in US

(Fox) Republicans in Congress have issued a tough letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines warning about the influence of Iran’s terror ideology in at least four U.S.-based mosques and centers. The GOP letter, exclusively obtained […]

Arts & Entertainment

Dallas Public Library cancels exhibit by terror-supporting group Pro-BDS Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) announces anti-Israel art exhibit at the Dallas Public Library in May; following Ynet inquiry about partnering with BDS-supporting organizations — illegal in Texas — library cancels exhibit

(Ynet) The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) advertised late last month an upcoming art exhibit titled “75 Years of Resistance. 75 Years of Glory” at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, set to be on display from May 20 to August […]

Government & Politics

North Texas state representative votes against celebration of Ramadan on House floor State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, a Republican whose district covers Arlington and other parts of Tarrant County, issued a statement on his vote.

(WFAA) A North Texas Republican state representative has said he voted against a resolution that was made in celebration of the holy month of Ramadan on the House floor as the legislative session continues. State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, whose district covers Arlington […]

Interfaith

911 recordings reveal terror during tense hostage situation at Colleyville synagogue WFAA obtained 911 recordings and bodycam footage from Colleyville PD, days before the one-year mark since the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel.

(WFAA) The 911 calls poured in on the morning of Jan. 15, 2022. A British citizen who traveled to the U.S. and across the country entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville while a Sabbath service was being livestreamed. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, the […]

Legal

Holy Land Five: Rights groups, families demand release over ‘miscarriage of justice’ Advocacy groups launch awareness campaign marking 14 years since the conviction of the Holy Land Five

(Middle East Eye) A coalition of advocacy groups have called for the release of the Holy Land Five, a group of Palestinian-American men who were convicted of funding terrorism in a case civil liberties groups say highlights the disproportionate targeting of Muslim charities […]

Children & Teens

Yaser Said takes stand at his capital murder trial, denies accusations that he killed his daughters Said was the one and only witness taking the stand for the defense. He testified for more than an hour on Monday afternoon.

(WFAA) In Yaser Said’s telling, he’s the victim — a victim of a media narrative that painted him as the killer of his two daughters. Said testified that’s why he fled after his daughters, Amina and Sarah, were found shot to death […]

Children & Teens

Ex-wife of Yaser Said testifies on day 3 of capital murder trial: ‘I was just scared’ Patricia Owens saw her former husband and the father of their children for the first time in 14 years.

(WFAA) In a Dallas County courtroom, Patricia Owens saw her former husband and the father of their children for the first time in 14 years. The last time she was [with] him was the night Yaser Said allegedly killed their two teenage […]

Children & Teens

Testimony begins in capital murder trial of Yaser Said, man accused of killing his two daughters 12 years ago Yaser Said is accused of killing his daughters because they were dating American boyfriends. His defense says he's being persecuted for being Muslim.

(WFAA) On the first day of testimony, Yaser Said sat stoically as prosecutors painted a picture for the jury of a jealous and angry man who controlled his daughters’ lives. “He controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could […]

Children & Teens

‘My father shot me’: Former most-wanted suspect on trial in Dallas in his teen daughters’ killings Yaser Said was on the run for more than 10 years. Police said he was upset his daughters were dating American boys.

(WFAA) Sarah, 17, and Amina Said, 18, had big hopes of going to college and living the American dream — until those dreams were cut short when they were shot and killed. Their accused killer is their father, Yaser Said. Home videos […]