The forthcoming book by journalist Todd Bensman, AMERICA’S COVERT BORDER WAR, is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and, as they say: wherever books are sold. This 13-year work of journalism explores one of the most politically powerful and nationally contentious threat notions to ever have arisen about the American southern border: that Islamic jihadists might steal over it through Mexico and harm the nation. No … [Read More...] about Pre-Order Forthcoming Book “America’s Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration”
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Securing America’s Borders
Alejandro Mayorkas: A Portrait of the Intended Nominee for DHS Secretary
Will a Senate confirmation hearing recall troubling integrity scandals and heavy-handed re-direction on immigration law and fraud enforcement? By Todd Bensman as originally published on November 30, 2020 by the Center for Immigration Studies The man tapped to become U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary, … [Read more...] about Alejandro Mayorkas: A Portrait of the Intended Nominee for DHS Secretary
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Investigative Project on Terrorism: Ending Trump Travel Ban Portends Return to Immigration Security Challenges
Trump’s travel ban eliminated the problem of vetting the histories, backgrounds, hearts and minds of immigrant visa applicants from ungoverned nations like Yemen, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia, where record-keeping systems that can track terrorists are severely dysfunctional, or don’t exist. If Biden repeals it, how would the … [Read more...] about Investigative Project on Terrorism: Ending Trump Travel Ban Portends Return to Immigration Security Challenges
Dispatches from America’s Other Southern Border: Guatemala-Mexico
Implementation of President Donald Trump's cocktail of policies took time, with U.S. court challenges, trial and error, and planning necessities. But by the fall of 2019, the historic numbers of Central Americans crossing the U.S. border, to the tune of 100,000 a month — 144,000 in May 2019 alone — had plummeted to (still-high) pre-crisis levels. Understanding why is key to blunting future … [Read more...] about Dispatches from America’s Other Southern Border: Guatemala-Mexico