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. An interactive map … [Read More...] about What Terrorist Migration Over European Borders Can Teach About American Border Security
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Securing America’s Borders
American justice caught up to a smuggler of suspected Yemeni terrorists through Mexico
Moayad Heider Mohammad Aldairi's case is interesting because it briefly illuminates a fascinating kind of American counterterrorism-immigration operation reporters must do acrobatic yoga to avoid covering. The Aldairi case also demonstrates why this exotic sort of human smuggling presents a national security threat to the homeland … [Read more...] about American justice caught up to a smuggler of suspected Yemeni terrorists through Mexico
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Appellate Court Agrees Terrorist’s Sentence Was Lenient; Kicks Back Nationally Consequential Case
Prosecutors, who’d asked for 20 years, were so outraged by the "extreme outlier" 18-month sentence of ISIS acolyte Asher Khan that they appealed to the U.S. 5th Court of Appeals. Now, with freedom looking him in the eye at just two months left on his federal prison sentence, Khan’s luck may have run out. Or has it? By Todd … [Read more...] about Appellate Court Agrees Terrorist’s Sentence Was Lenient; Kicks Back Nationally Consequential Case
Out of Mexico: Encampment of International Migrants Reminds that Homeland Security Must Screen and Vet
Thousands of "extra-continental" migrants from troubled hot spots all over the world are arriving at the U.S. border. Escaping analysis is that some nations are home to militias conducting unspeakable brutalities, as well as violent criminals, Islamic terrorist groups, and murderers on various sides of armed rebellions, economic collapse, and civil wars. Is homeland security vetting them? Bensman … [Read more...] about Out of Mexico: Encampment of International Migrants Reminds that Homeland Security Must Screen and Vet