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 traveled to Mexico to meet Africans. … [Read More...] about Out of Mexico: Encampment of International Migrants Reminds that Homeland Security Must Conduct Security Screenings
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Securing America’s Borders
U.S.-Mexico Busts of Bangladeshi Smugglers South of the Border
Bangladesh fairly teems with ISIS and al-Qaeda members, followers of a radical Islamist political party, and foreign terrorist fighters returning from Syria. That's why U.S. homeland security sees a terrorism risk in the Bangladeshi migrants streaming over the border in recent years. Two new busts tell us more how it all works. By … [Read more...] about U.S.-Mexico Busts of Bangladeshi Smugglers South of the Border
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Why Panama Must Investigate the Iran-Hezbollah Bombing of Alas Chiricanas Flight 901
It is all but official: Panama's promised investigation was never launched into Hezbollah and Iranian involvement in the mid-air bombing of a 1994 flight that killed 12 Panamanian Jewish business leaders. Months of inquest by me and the Uruguayan-Israeli journalist Jana Beris found an apparent determination in official Panamanian or … [Read more...] about Why Panama Must Investigate the Iran-Hezbollah Bombing of Alas Chiricanas Flight 901
Report from Hungary’s Fenced Borderlands
Not lost on the Hungarians, at least, are the parallels to the current mass illegal migration from Central America over America's southern border, projected to exceed one million in 2019, and as President Donald Trump contemplates building barriers and closing the U.S.-Mexico border. But while Hungary's fence-with-policies model may not easily transfer, the model's very effectiveness justifies … [Read more...] about Report from Hungary’s Fenced Borderlands