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Pre-Order Forthcoming Book “America’s Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration”

Published June 7, 2020

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”

Securing America’s Borders

Aspiring Immigrants, Foregoing Caravan Tactic, Massing in Northern Mexico on Biden Promises

Published February 19, 2021

By Todd Bensman as originally published February 19, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies AUSTIN, Texas — The next caravan predicted last week may not materialize amid a fresh promise by Mexico — after a furtive diplomatic pressure campaign by the Biden administration — that its troops would not allow it to … [Read more...] about Aspiring Immigrants, Foregoing Caravan Tactic, Massing in Northern Mexico on Biden Promises

Texas Public Policy Foundation Panel for: “Border War: How a More Porous Border will Endanger Americans

Published February 19, 2021

A New Migrant Caravan Is Forming — And Biden Hopes to Crush It Without Leaving His Fingerprints

Published February 15, 2021

CIS Panel Discussion: America’s Covert Border War

Published February 13, 2021

Bensman Panelist for Center for Security Policy

Published February 11, 2021

‘Catch and Release’ Resumes on Texas Border in the Face of Rising Migrant Numbers

Published February 4, 2021

Border Patrol Agents, the Only True Experts, Lament Wall Construction Halt

Published February 4, 2021

Securing American's Borders Archives

Terrorism and Homeland Security

TUNE IN: C-Span 2’s Book TV: America’s Covert Border War

Published February 18, 2021

Location:Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWill Air:Feb 21, 2021 | 6:35pm EST | C-SPAN 2 Airing Details Feb 21, 2021 | 6:35pm EST | C-SPAN 2Feb 27, 2021 | 1:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2Feb 28, 2021 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 2 WATCH IT HERE … [Read more...] about TUNE IN: C-Span 2’s Book TV: America’s Covert Border War

Book Review by Andrew Harrod

Published February 16, 2021

About those 11 Iranian Migrants Captured at the Mexico-Arizona Border – What Homeland Security Does With Them

Published February 15, 2021

In The Daily Wire: A Border Threat So Taboo That Few Dare Speak Of It

Published February 1, 2021

Trump’s Travel Ban Fixed a Real-World Security Problem

Published January 20, 2021

President of the United States: “Terrorists Coming Through Our Country Through the Southern Border” So Is it True?

Published January 19, 2021

Guatemala’s Terrorist Designation of Hizballah Explained

Published December 7, 2020

Terrorism and Homeland Security Archives

Dispatches from America’s Other Southern Border: Guatemala-Mexico

Published January 21, 2020

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

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Bensman in the News

On The Steve Gruber Show Discussing the Current Biden Border Crisis

On Fox & Friends Discussing Biden Border Agenda

On the Charlie James Show, WORD Radio South Carolina, Biden’s New Immigration Reform Bill

On with Secure Freedom Radio Discussing America’s Covert Border War and Biden’s New Amnesty Bill

On Ed Martin’s Pro America Report Discussing Biden’s Deal to Crush Migrant Caravans without Fingerprints

In the War Room with Steve Bannon Talking Migrants Massing in Northern Mexico

On with El Conservador Radio/Podcaster George Rodriguez About Migrants Massing at the Border

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Permanent Collections

  • Covid Jumps the Mexico Border
  • America’s Security Vetting Failures
  • America’s Other Southern Border: Guatemala-Mexico
  • Out of Panama and Costa Rica: Terror Travel Threat Investigation
  • Lessons of Europe’s Terrorist Border Infiltration Epidemic
  • Reports from Hungary’s Fenced Borderlands
  • Out of Mexico, Reporting from 2018 to present
  • Hezbollah’s ‘Unit 910’ in America
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What Terrorist Migration Over European Borders Can Teach About American Border Security

The Center for Immigration Studies published the results of a yearlong study of migrants who crossed Europe’s external borders and conducted attacks or who were arrested and killed committing terrorism crimes. This paper quantifies for the first time how many border-crossing migrants attacked in Europe and analyzes consequences for U.S. border security, among them: a moderate, high-consequence threat of similar infiltration. This study was … [Read More...] about What Terrorist Migration Over European Borders Can Teach About American Border Security

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