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Bensman Webinar for Middle East Forum: Immigrants from Muslim-Majority Nations Flood the Southern Border and Present ‘Elevated Threat’

March 21, 2023 by Todd Bensman

America is currently facing a historic crisis of mass illegal migration at its southern border. Government data reveals an alarming number of migrants on the FBI's terror-watch list caught at that border since Joe Biden became president. A "Muslim-only migrant shelter" has even opened in Tijuana, Mexico. What impact does this migration have on U.S. national security? What needs to change? What are … [Read more...] about Bensman Webinar for Middle East Forum: Immigrants from Muslim-Majority Nations Flood the Southern Border and Present ‘Elevated Threat’

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Mexico’s 1st Muslim Immigrant Shelter: A National Security Perspective

November 30, 2022 by Todd Bensman

Bensman travels to Tijuana to fill an information deficit SEE MEDIA INTERVIEWS WITH BENSMAN ABOUT THE SHELTER By Todd Bensman as published November 30, 2022 by the Center for Immigration Studies See also in The Federalist December 6, 2022: Why Isn’t Homeland Security Monitoring A Muslim-Only Immigrant Shelter At The US Border? TIJUANA, Mexico – A small blue dome, minaret and pole … [Read more...] about Mexico’s 1st Muslim Immigrant Shelter: A National Security Perspective

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Debut Newsweek Opinion: Record Number of Terrorists Crossed U.S.-Mex Border

October 28, 2022 by Todd Bensman

Just a few years ago, major U.S. media outlets called President Donald Trump a liar when he proclaimed that Islamic terrorist suspects were illegally crossing the southern border among far more numerous Spanish-speaking immigrants. "Fact-check" columnists swore such terrorist crossings never happened. But since April 2022, when U.S. Customs and Border Protection … [Read more...] about Debut Newsweek Opinion: Record Number of Terrorists Crossed U.S.-Mex Border

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Bensman Hosts Podcast: Enriched by US Immigration Policies, Cartels Go Global

October 6, 2022 by Todd Bensman

A conversation with cartels expert Jaeson Jones Summary The extensive criminal and political power of Mexican cartels is a topic largely ignored by the American media and thus unknown to most Americans. Strengthened and enriched by the Biden administration's border crisis, the cartels have evolved into global criminal enterprises impacting America through epidemic levels of drug … [Read more...] about Bensman Hosts Podcast: Enriched by US Immigration Policies, Cartels Go Global

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Middle East Forum Webinar: Threat at Border

March 27, 2022 by Todd Bensman

by Marilyn SternMiddle East Forum WebinarFebruary 14, 2022 Todd Bensman, Writing Fellow at the Middle East Forum, Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, and author of America's Covert Border War, spoke to participants in a February 14 Middle East Forum Webinar (video) to discuss the cases of unvetted migrants from countries "associated with … [Read more...] about Middle East Forum Webinar: Threat at Border

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

Bensman Testifies before House Freedom Caucus: Border Crisis

February 2, 2022 by Todd Bensman

Todd Bensman testified before a panel of Republican Congress Members about his reporting on United Nations involvement in the mass migration crisis at the southern border. Testimony of Todd BensmanSenior National Security Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies and Former Manager, Texas Department of Public Safety Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division (2009-2018) Before the House … [Read more...] about Bensman Testifies before House Freedom Caucus: Border Crisis

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

At the Border with Todd Bensman, an in-depth interview

October 30, 2021 by Todd Bensman

Journalists have a different method for sharing the words. They tend to fact check, verify, and speak from a personal perspective. That is not to say their own frame of reference will not shape the outcome of the story—like all of us they are human. Today though I have the chance to share some time with Todd Bensman. His extensive qualifications include an M.A. in Security Studies from the Naval … [Read more...] about At the Border with Todd Bensman, an in-depth interview

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

The Live Drop Podcast: A Discussion of America’s Covert Border War Book

October 8, 2021 by Todd Bensman

Episode notes Back in April 2021, Todd Bensman talked with me about the nexus between immigration and national security in his book America’s Covert Border War: the Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration.  Todd is an award-winning journalist who transitioned to a career as a national security intelligence professional for the Texas Department of Public … [Read more...] about The Live Drop Podcast: A Discussion of America’s Covert Border War Book

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security, Bensman in the News

Homeland Security Today: State of Border Counterterrorism

October 4, 2021 by Todd Bensman

By Todd Bensman, special to Homeland Security Today 9/11 Commemoration Series, September 15, 2021 On January 19, 2018, a citizen of Afghanistan and former interpreter for the U.S. military named Wasiq Ullah crossed the Texas border from Mexico. He had spent $16,000 to be smuggled through several countries – most likely to South America or Cuba and then overland north through … [Read more...] about Homeland Security Today: State of Border Counterterrorism

Filed Under: Magazine Work, Terrorism and Homeland Security

The Carefully Excised “WHY” of 9/11

September 14, 2021 by Todd Bensman

American media won’t speak its name – “Islamist terrorism’ – but the historic 9/11 Commission Report does and always will “But the enemy is not just ‘terrorism,’ some generic evil. This vagueness blurs the strategy. The catastrophic threat at this moment in history is more specific. It is the threat posed by Islamist terrorism – especially the al Qaeda network, its affiliates, and its … [Read more...] about The Carefully Excised “WHY” of 9/11

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