Began far earlier and let in many more nationalities in far greater numbers than publicly disclosed Also see: Part II: New Records Show Biden DHS Okayed Hundreds of Thousands of Entries by Air Part III: Thousands of ‘Special Interest Aliens’ Posing Potential National Security Risks Entering via CBP One App” Senator Demands Biden Administration Answer Bensman Reports on ‘Abject Failure … [Read more...] about New Records Unveil Surprising Scope of Secretive ‘CBP One’ Entry Scheme: Part II
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Insights from Giving — and Watching — Congressional Testimony about terrorist border infiltration threat
By Todd Bensman as published September 18, 2023 by the Center for Immigration Studies Also, hear selected testimony excerpts on the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast here WASHINGTON, D.C. — As in most important matters of national concern these days, our Congress is hopelessly divided by an ideological Grand Canyon over the event that brought us all together 22 years ago: the … [Read more...] about Insights from Giving — and Watching — Congressional Testimony about terrorist border infiltration threat
Bensman Testifies Before Congress: “Terrorist Entry Through the Southwest Border
Todd Bensman testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement at a hearing on Thursday, September 14, 2023. The hearing, "Terrorist Entry Through the Southwest Border," examined the national security implications of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) open-borders agenda, including how the Biden Administration's policies have led to … [Read more...] about Bensman Testifies Before Congress: “Terrorist Entry Through the Southwest Border
What to Make of CNN’s Exclusive About an ISIS Smuggler Who Moved Uzbeks Over the Border
Hint: More evidence that border counterterrorism programs have all but collapsed, leaving America vulnerable By Todd Bensman as published August 29, 2023 by the Center for Immigration Studies AUSTIN, Texas — Feverish FBI manhunts for potential terrorists who crossed the southern border and got lost in the mix are nothing new in America, especially amid the most voluminous mass migration … [Read more...] about What to Make of CNN’s Exclusive About an ISIS Smuggler Who Moved Uzbeks Over the Border
Doctor’s jihadist plot: How well do we vet visa applicants?
By Todd Bensman as published August 28, 2023 by The New York Post A Pakistani doctor who got an H-1B temporary work visa to join the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is going to federal prison for incubating a plot to kill fellow Hippocratic oath takers while “behind enemy lines,” as he wrote in an encrypted jihadist social-media channel. He’d grown sick of forever smiling at … [Read more...] about Doctor’s jihadist plot: How well do we vet visa applicants?
U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security: Joint subcommittee hearing on Human Cost of Biden and Mayorkas’ Border Crisis
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET, the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, led by Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA), and the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), held a joint hearing to examine the tragic human cost of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Biden’s historic … [Read more...] about U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security: Joint subcommittee hearing on Human Cost of Biden and Mayorkas’ Border Crisis
A Terrorism Case Reveals High Treason
A tale of uncharged high treason where a U.S. Army soldier worked with ISIS jihadists to kill fellow soldiers By Todd Bensman On June 14, U.S. Army Private First-Class Cole James Bridges of Ohio pleaded guilty to terrorism and attempted murder charges of helping the terrorist group ISIS kill his comrades on the battlefields in Iraq and Syria during 2020 and 2021. This plea triggered the … [Read more...] about A Terrorism Case Reveals High Treason
Audacious Iran And Hizballah Schemes That Hurt America Haven’t Slowed Biden’s Backdoor Diplomacy
Administration has okayed release of $2.7 billion in frozen funds – so far - to the Islamic Republic of Iran despite continual slaps across America’s face By Todd Bensman as published July 4, 2023 for Creative Destruction Media While President Joe Biden’s State Department works secretive backdoor diplomatic dealings for a nuclear deal breakthrough, let it not be forgotten that Iran … [Read more...] about Audacious Iran And Hizballah Schemes That Hurt America Haven’t Slowed Biden’s Backdoor Diplomacy
Former FBI Analyst Exposed America to Jihadists
Media omitted that FBI Analyst communicated with Islamic terrorism targets for years running database checks and stealing terrorism case records for them By Todd Bensman as published June 28, 2023 by the Middle East Forum Last week, U.S. media seized on the June 21 sentencing of former FBI analyst Kendra Kingsbury to 46 months in prison – for storing stolen classified documents in … [Read more...] about Former FBI Analyst Exposed America to Jihadists
New York Post: Al Qaeda fighter’s plot to smuggle in Bush assassins shows how our southern-border chaos entices terrorists
By Todd Bensman as published April 12, 2023, New York Post An unlikely FBI counterterrorism case wrapping up in Ohio casts a bright and shining light on a gaping national-security hole in the southwest border as the greatest mass migration crisis in American history overwhelms its defenses. The Ohio FBI field office last year busted a local Iraqi asylum seeker, former al Qaeda fighter … [Read more...] about New York Post: Al Qaeda fighter’s plot to smuggle in Bush assassins shows how our southern-border chaos entices terrorists