Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 20 n recognition of the 9/11 anniversary, the Center for Immigration Studies is publishing a new report by Todd Bensman, the Center’s senior national security fellow, analyzing the immigration failures which helped lead to the tragedy and examples of post-9/11 terrorists and others posing threats to U.S. interests who have weaponized travel visas and … [Read more...] about An Interview with Bensman, 20 Years After 9/11: Lessons Learned, Improvements Needed
Bensman in the News
Biden End Run Around Supreme Court? Hear how on The Brian Mudd Show (South Florida)
Brian Mudd: So Todd, we had the Trump order ordered back into effect, to stay in Mexico. The question is, do we know if that’s happening yet? Bensman: Well, it’s supposed to happen immediately but I don’t want folks to get their hopes up that much is going to change in terms of sheer numbers of family units and unaccompanied minors coming across. I don’t want to get too pedantic here but the … [Read more...] about Biden End Run Around Supreme Court? Hear how on The Brian Mudd Show (South Florida)
With Sebastian Gorka: Expect More Afghans to Breach Broken Southern Border
In the Bannon War Room: Expect Increased Numbers of Afghans at the US Southern Border
Quoted in Sputnik News: “Biden Launched a Million Illegal Alien Ships”
Link to the August 12, 2021 story here EL PASO (Sputnik) - More than a million migrants were convinced to make the trek to the US southern border after President Joe Biden promised to remove certain Trump-era policies that prevented migrants from abusing the asylum system, former Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) intelligence analyst Todd Bensman said. Illegal crossings on the US … [Read more...] about Quoted in Sputnik News: “Biden Launched a Million Illegal Alien Ships”
Featured in The Hawkeye (Iowa) Reporter: Senior National Security Fellow: Iowa troopers assisting with ‘important work’ at Texas-Mexico border
By Savannah Howe as published August 9, 2021 Texas' border crisis is so severe that states from the northernmost portion of the country, including Iowa, have stepped in to help. Last month, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that the Hawkeye State will foot the bill for troopers sent to the Texas-Mexico border to fight trafficking violence. Reynolds also recently sent 29 … [Read more...] about Featured in The Hawkeye (Iowa) Reporter: Senior National Security Fellow: Iowa troopers assisting with ‘important work’ at Texas-Mexico border
Illegal Immigrants, Covid, and the July Numbers for NDT’s Capitol Report
Host: Todd, where are we in terms of solutions and the overall situation on the border? Bensman: Well in terms of the overall situation on the border, the July number of apprehensions and/or encounters are leaking out now. They’re looking to be about 210,000 encounters, the vast majority with Border Patrol … migrants between ports of entry kind of caught in the brush or turning themselves in. … [Read more...] about Illegal Immigrants, Covid, and the July Numbers for NDT’s Capitol Report
With Ken Broo – WLW Cincinnati
July Border Patrol Apprehensions in the Red Zone, Discussion with Ed Martin on the Pro America Report
Excerpt: Ed Martin: The apprehension numbers are at a historic level. Tell us about it. Bensman: The numbers are preliminary. The government hasn't fully vetted them yet. But for the month of July, it was 210,000 apprehensions. That's by Border Patrol and some also at the Ports of Entry. This is a very big number. It finally broke over 200,000 people in one month. That's about 6,700 people a … [Read more...] about July Border Patrol Apprehensions in the Red Zone, Discussion with Ed Martin on the Pro America Report
