In Juarez, confirmation that Trump's Remain in Mexico policy is driving asylum claimant decisions to return home. In two Juarez city shelters, a Honduran mother of two children, a young single Honduran woman, and a young single man from Guatemalan say they're going home rather than to lose the prospect of living illegally in the United States. CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The New York Times is crediting President Donald Trump’s last set of policy … [Read More...] about On the Ground in Juarez, Mexico: Trump “Remain in Mexico” policy working as UN buses load up Central Americans for rides home. But for how long?
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Securing America’s Borders
The Next Influx: The Entire World’s Poor and Dispossessed
By Todd Bensman originally published by the Center for Immigration Studies on July 1, 2019 Like the proverbial "bulge in the belly of the snake," unusually high numbers of non-Latino migrants, obviously not from Central America, are now reportedly passing from Colombia through Panama on their way to the U.S. … [Read more...] about The Next Influx: The Entire World’s Poor and Dispossessed
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Tough Post-9/11 Terrorism Sentencing Laws Under Assault
A consequential legal battle is underway with potential to decide whether tough post-9/11 sentencing laws will remain in place. Those who join and aid jihadist terror groups like ISIS, and (believe it or not) their supporters, hope against hope for as little consequence as possible when terrorists get caught. Homeland security … [Read more...] about Tough Post-9/11 Terrorism Sentencing Laws Under Assault
Testimony before Congress
I testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about my experience combating domestic extremism while working for the Texas Department of Public Safety. The testimony took place Tuesday, June 4, 2019 in the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The topic of testimony for two panels (mine was the second) was "White Supremacy, Adequacy of the Federal … [Read more...] about Testimony before Congress