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Terrorism and Homeland Security

In The Daily Wire: A Border Threat So Taboo That Few Dare Speak Of It

February 1, 2021 by Todd Bensman

By Todd Bensman as originally published February 1, 2021 by The Daily Wire In the final days of his presidency and his last visit to the U.S. southern border, Donald Trump stood next to his contentious wall in Alamo, Texas on January 12, 2021 and uttered a striking claim that went entirely unreported by any traditional news media outlet. “We have terrorists from the Middle East coming … [Read more...] about In The Daily Wire: A Border Threat So Taboo That Few Dare Speak Of It

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Trump’s Travel Ban Fixed a Real-World Security Problem

January 20, 2021 by Todd Bensman

Its demise promises a return to peril By Todd Bensman as published January 21, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies A few years before President Donald Trump instituted his so-called "travel ban" on now-13 countries, the 21-year-old Sudanese citizen Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan entered the United States with his siblings and mother on temporary Legal Permanent Resident visas. At the … [Read more...] about Trump’s Travel Ban Fixed a Real-World Security Problem

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: counterterrorism, muslims, terrorists, travel ban

President of the United States: “Terrorists Coming Through Our Country Through the Southern Border” So Is it True?

January 19, 2021 by Todd Bensman

By Todd Bensman as published by the Center for Immigration Studies In a January 12, 2021 speech at the border wall in Alamo, Texas, President Donald Trump stated that terrorist travelers in numbers “far greater than anybody would understand” have reached the U.S. southern border. Here is the totality of the president’s statement that day at the wall, from Minute 18:24 to … [Read more...] about President of the United States: “Terrorists Coming Through Our Country Through the Southern Border” So Is it True?

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Guatemala’s Terrorist Designation of Hizballah Explained

December 7, 2020 by Todd Bensman

The seemingly incongruous designations are more connected with a broader U.S. strategic initiative to pressure Hizballah’s South America revenue lifelines as the group and its primary sponsor, Iran, reel under harsh U.S. economic sanctions. Hizballah reportedly was facing financial pain because of American sanctions. by Todd Bensman as published December 4, 2020 by the Investigative Project on … [Read more...] about Guatemala’s Terrorist Designation of Hizballah Explained

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security, Uncategorized Tagged With: Central America, Guatemala, Hezbollah, Hizballah, Iran, terrorism

Washington Post Story “Undoing Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’” Perpetuated an Erroneous Narrative

December 7, 2020 by Todd Bensman

By Todd Bensman, as published December 4, 2020 by Townhall.com A December 2 Washington Post story about President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to immediately do away with the travel restrictions on 13 countries — the inaccurately named but popularly known “Muslim Travel Ban” — perpetuated an unsupported Democratic partisan assertion that should not go unchallenged. The … [Read more...] about Washington Post Story “Undoing Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’” Perpetuated an Erroneous Narrative

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: Muslim terrorism, terrorism, travel ban, Washington Post

Investigative Project on Terrorism: Ending Trump Travel Ban Portends Return to Immigration Security Challenges

November 19, 2020 by Todd Bensman

Trump’s travel ban eliminated the problem of vetting the histories, backgrounds, hearts and minds of immigrant visa applicants from ungoverned nations like Yemen, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia, where record-keeping systems that can track terrorists are severely dysfunctional, or don’t exist. If Biden repeals it, how would the United States filter out dangerous applicants from pre-modern … [Read more...] about Investigative Project on Terrorism: Ending Trump Travel Ban Portends Return to Immigration Security Challenges

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: immigration, Islamic terror, Muslim terrorism, national security, security vetting, travel ban

FBI Renews Activity on Forgotten ’94 Panama Plane Bombing

November 9, 2020 by Todd Bensman

In a move that drew almost no media notice, the FBI's Miami field office suddenly put up a new "Seeking Information" bulletin naming Ali Hage Zaki Jalil, a 52-year-old Arab parachutist and apparent arms trafficker, reportedly of Lebanese nationality. "Despite the passage of time, investigators believe that Ali Hage Zaki Jalil may have information related to this investigation." See also: Why … [Read more...] about FBI Renews Activity on Forgotten ’94 Panama Plane Bombing

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: bombing, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Iran, Panama, terrorism

Todd Bensman explains what a Biden administration approach to immigration would look like

November 7, 2020 by Todd Bensman

Center for Security Policy and Secure Freedom Radio, November 12, 2020 TODD BENSMAN, Senior Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, Writing Fellow, Middle East Forum, Author, the Federalist: What impact would a Biden-Harris administration have on immigration?Would construction of the border wall end with a Biden presidency?The reasons behind US travel restrictions from certain … [Read more...] about Todd Bensman explains what a Biden administration approach to immigration would look like

Filed Under: Bensman in the News, Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: illegal immigraiton, immigration

DHS: Iran Manipulating US Election in Biden’s Favor While Hezbollah Aims at the Heartland

October 15, 2020 by Todd Bensman

The new Department of Homeland Security assessment, written by professional intelligence community analysts, sees Iran and its Hezbollah terrorist proxy as threatening the United States along two lines: cyber-meddling in the coming presidential election and holding a sword to the nation’s throat. By Todd Bensman Thousands of recent headlines about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s … [Read more...] about DHS: Iran Manipulating US Election in Biden’s Favor While Hezbollah Aims at the Heartland

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Beyond White Supremacy: DHS’s New Threat Assessment Also Warned of Antifa Terrorism

October 13, 2020 by Todd Bensman

White supremacists are indeed a domestic security threat. But American media coverage somehow entirely bypassed the fact that this same highly credible DHS report expends perhaps more ink about the domestic terror threat posed by the Antifa movement.Here's what they didn't report: By Todd Bensman As originally published October 13, 2020 in Townhall Media Judging by most of the traditional … [Read more...] about Beyond White Supremacy: DHS’s New Threat Assessment Also Warned of Antifa Terrorism

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: antifa, DHS, FBI, homeland security, terrorism

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