National Security

"Foreign-born militant Islamic terrorists have used almost every conceivable means of entering the country. They have come as students, tourists, and business visitors. They have also been Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) and naturalized U.S. citizens. They have snuck across the border illegally, arrived as stowaways on ships, used false passports, and have been granted amnesty. Terrorists have even used America’s humanitarian tradition of welcoming those seeking asylum."
-Steven A. Camarota, Director of Research at CIS

Faisal Shahzad: The Times Square Bomber

9/11 Terrorist Attacks

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Al Qaeda fighter’s plot to smuggle in Bush assassins shows how our southern-border chaos entices terrorists

Topics: National Security

Learning from Our Mistakes

About the National Security Vetting Failures Database

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We Can’t Ignore the Terror Threat From Somalia — or the Southern Border

A recent American commando raid against a high-profile Islamic State leader in East Africa offers a reminder that terrorist groups continue to pose a major threat to the United States and its allies.

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PANEL: A New Database of Vetting Failures

Streamed panel discusses how national security threats have slipped between the cracks

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Thirty Years after the First World Trade Center Bombing

. . . and the terrorism question Mayorkas shamefully ducked and blithely ignored

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On or Off a Terror List, Iranians Being Smuggled in Car Trunks Is Never a Good Thing

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, National Security

Iranian smuggled in car trunk shows security threat from our open border

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Biden's Border Crisis Is Fueling Growing Cartel Armies

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, National Security

Mexico’s First Muslim Immigrant Shelter: A U.S. National Security Perspective

CIS travels to Tijuana to fill an information deficit

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Mexico, National Security

China Establishes Clandestine Police Stations Abroad: Immigration Law Responses

Topics: National Security