The wide-open Southwest border, thanks to President Joe Biden and Vice President and “border czar” Kamala Harris’ open-borders agenda, is no doubt contributing to the growing threats facing our nation.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the House Committee on Homeland Security released a new “Terror Threat Snapshot” assessment, highlighting the persistent terror threat to America, the West, and the world from foreign jihadist networks like ISIS and other terrorists.
In particular, cases of foreign jihadist networks and Homegrown Violent Extremists (HVEs) continue to be a serious issue of concern, especially following the Biden-Harris administration’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan and the attacks on our ally Israel by the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas. In the wake of these events, our wide-open borders and the anti-enforcement policies of the Biden-Harris administration have further emboldened America’s adversaries.
Three years out from the Biden-Harris administration’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, where an Islamic state operative suicide bomber killed 170 people, including 13 U.S. service members, America’s weakness on the world stage has emboldened state sponsors of terrorism, such as Iran.
- Since April 2021, there have been more than 50 extremism cases in 29 U.S. states from California to New York. Many of these cases involve U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) convictions of individuals, who have provided material support to foreign terrorist organizations like ISIS.
- As geopolitical tensions rise across the globe, and state sponsors of terrorism become emboldened, threats from terrorism are growing. In testimony before the Senate last December, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that in his decades-long career he could not remember a time when so many threats were all “elevated at the exact same time.”
- Most recently, on September 11, 2024, a Pakistani national with ties to Iran was charged in attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and murder-for-hire as a part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil.
- Since FY21, 382 individuals on the terrorist watchlist have been apprehended between ports of entry at the Southwest border. There were only 11 of these encounters from FY17-FY20. In addition, roughly two million gotaways have evaded apprehension at the Southwest border, and law enforcement has no way of knowing their intentions.
- On June 9, 2024, eight Tajikistan nationals with alleged ties to ISIS were arrested in New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. Federal agents tracked the men as they crossed the border and were concerned they could have been plotting a terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
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FEMA
From FEMA: Texas homeowners, renters and businesses that experienced property damage or losses after Hurricane Beryl, including those who are insured, have one more week to apply for FEMA disaster assistance and/or a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loan. The deadline to apply for a grant from FEMA or an SBA disaster loan is Thursday, Oct. 10.
To apply with FEMA, visit DisasterAssistance.gov; use the FEMA mobile app; call the Disaster Assistance Helpline at 800-621-3362; or notify FEMA staff at a Disaster Recovery Center. To find the closest center, use the DRC Locator. Insured applicants are also encouraged to file their insurance claims as soon as possible. FEMA funding that duplicates what your insurance settlement covers must be repaid. FEMA assistance is not taxed and will not affect Social Security, Medicaid or other federal benefits.
Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service. People who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability, may call 711 to access telecommunications relay services.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofit organizations, and businesses of any size. Apply for an SBA disaster loan online at SBA.gov/disaster or call 800-659-2955. SBA representatives are available to provide one-on-one assistance to disaster loan applicants at Disaster Recovery Centers and SBA Business Recovery Centers throughout the affected area. Please call the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 for further assistance.
For more information about Texas disaster recovery, visit: fema.gov/disaster/4798. Follow FEMA Region 6 on social media at x.com/FEMARegion6 and on Facebook at facebook.com/FEMARegion6.
If you need assistance or having issues with FEMA, please feel free to give one of YOUR district offices a call (WE work for YOU).
League City Office: 281-316-0231
Beaumont Office: 409-835-0108
Lake Jackson Office: 979-285-0231
