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Bensman Testifies Before Congress: “Terrorist Entry Through the Southwest Border

September 14, 2023 by Todd Bensman

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 record-high encounters of aliens on the Terrorist Watchlist as well as the mass release of unvetted aliens into U.S. communities. See Bensman’s full written testimony here.

Read also: Insights from Giving – And Watching – Congressional Testimony

And listen to selected excerpts on the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast

OTHER WITNESSES:

  • Charles Marino, Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Rodney Scott, Distinguished Senior Fellow for Border Security, Texas Public Policy Foundation
  • Alex Nowrasteh, Vice President for Economic and Social Policy, Cato Institute

​Bensman’s Opening Statement​

​Disturbing New Terror Development at the Border: Colombian Guerillas​

​’Bad Guys’ Know the Border is Open: An Iraqi Convicted of Plotting to Smuggle Four Assassins Over Border to Kill George W. Bush​

​Watch or scroll the full hearing (1:45 hours):​

​Read Bensman’s Full Submitted Written Testimony​

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security

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