Todd Bensman

From Journalism to Counterterrorism Intelligence - and Back.

Bensman in the News

On 740 KTRH News Radio Houston Talking Covid from Mexico

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Click the KTRH photo to listen We've been hearing for weeks about hospitals in El Paso and along the border filling up with COVID cases, and now we're learning more about why it's happening in such far away towns. The border is closed due to the pandemic, but if you have family or business on either side, or a medical emergency, you're able to come and go as you please. “Border … [Read more...] about On 740 KTRH News Radio Houston Talking Covid from Mexico

On The Sutliffian Report podcast discussing Chinese espionage

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"This show starts with an incredible interview with Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies discusses his article "Preventing Espionage anf Terrorism: The Real Purpose Behind Trump's Proposals for Foreign Student and Exchange Visas. After that the news on Christian persecution and Islamization around the world. France's recent capture of jihadis, Canada's law enforcement … [Read more...] about On The Sutliffian Report podcast discussing Chinese espionage

On Secure Freedom Radio about the coming “Biden Effect” on Illegal Immigration

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A discussion based on the CIS column, A Dystopian "Biden Effect" in the Offing on Illegal Immigration, published August 23, 2020 and which can be read here. A Biden Effect would look like a sustained migrant crisis in which hundreds of thousands of Central Americans and others from around the world, who have by now fully absorbed Biden campaign promises,  would storm through Mexico once again … [Read more...] about On Secure Freedom Radio about the coming “Biden Effect” on Illegal Immigration

Talking Antifa and Covid Border Patrol Fatalities on Secure Freedom Radio

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August 13, 2020 episode. TODD BENSMAN, Senior Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, Writing Fellow, Middle East Forum, Author, the Federalist: The ongoing riots taking place in PortlandSpikes in coronavirus cases in southern border statesThe need to show support for federal border patrol agents … [Read more...] about Talking Antifa and Covid Border Patrol Fatalities on Secure Freedom Radio

Bensman Webinar for the Middle East Forum: “Drawing Lessons from Europe’s Experience with Jihadi Border Infiltration”

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Jihadis who presented themselves as refugees to infiltrate the European Union have engaged in many attacks, including the November 2015 attack in Paris, which killed 130 people. Todd Bensman’s just-completed study of these migrant-terrorists sheds light on their numbers, characteristics, and tactics; it also finds that the United States is vulnerable. Based on the European experience, Mr. Bensman … [Read more...] about Bensman Webinar for the Middle East Forum: “Drawing Lessons from Europe’s Experience with Jihadi Border Infiltration”

Quoted by The Washington Times: Portland Protesters Shout N-Word at Black DHS Officers

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Based on Todd Bensman's July 27 Center for Immigration Studies column A Homeland Security agent deployed to help quell the violence demonstrations in Portland says protesters shouted a racial epithet at a Black Federal Protective Service officer providing security at the courthouse, according to an account given to the Center for Immigration Studies. The agent isn’t named in the account, … [Read more...] about Quoted by The Washington Times: Portland Protesters Shout N-Word at Black DHS Officers

Talking about Covid on the border with Secure Freedom Radio

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Secure Freedom Radio Podcast HOME PAGERSSABOUT With Todd Bensman, Fred Fleitz, John Mills and Kevin Freeman July 21st, 2020 Listen here: TODD BENSMAN, Senior Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, Writing Fellow, Middle East Forum, Author, the Federalist: What is "mass asylum fraud"?Public health issues associated with illegal immigration … [Read more...] about Talking about Covid on the border with Secure Freedom Radio