SecurityCommentary
Terrorist Plotted Attack on Times Square Before Arrest
Authorities arrested Ashiqual Alam last week for planning a terrorist attack against Times Square in New York City. This is the 111th Islamist terror plot… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
This Congressman Just Went to the Border. Here’s What He Learned.
Visiting the Texas-Mexico border, Rep. Michael Cloud saw what it was really like on the ground for Border Patrol agents, what the drug cartels were… Read More
SecurityNews
Homeland Security Chief Tells Congress the Border Crisis Is ‘Unlike Anything We’ve Seen’
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan appeared before a Senate committee Tuesday and reiterated his requests for Congress to help fix the border crisis. “It’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Open Borders and Sanctuary Policies Victimize (and Kill) Americans
The supporters of open borders and sanctuary policies that obstruct enforcement of our immigration laws must be overjoyed by the latest report from the Department… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: Visiting the Border Patrol in Laredo, Texas
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience responded to the reporting our Fred Lucas did from the U.S.-Mexico border at Laredo, Texas. Here’s a sampling. Write… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Full-Blown Emergency’: Southern Border Arrests Surge
The surge of illegal immigrants coming across the southern border in May increased by about one-third from a month before. The Central American migration boom… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why So Many Mass Shootings? Ask the Right Questions and You Might Find Out
This past weekend, Americans learned of another mass shooting, this time by an employee who decided to murder as many of the people he had… Read More
SecurityNews
Border Patrol Catches 116 Africans at Texas Border
The Border Patrol is seeing an increase in migrants from African countries who are blending in with the large numbers crossing the southern border illegally… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Daily, Our Agents Save Somebody’s Life’: Border Patrol Agents Recall Cases of Heroism and Compassion
LAREDO, Texas—Temperatures along the southwest border here average about 90 degrees, and inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler can go up to 120 degrees, said… Read More
SecurityNews
No Border Wall, but This Will Have to Do for 1 Texas City
LAREDO, Texas—Pulling up in an SUV outside the 10-foot-tall fence at Laredo College, Narcizo Ramos recalls the problems the school used to have with unwanted… Read More
SecurityNews
I Toured the Texas-Mexico Border. Here Are 8 Things I Learned.
LAREDO, Texas—Guarding this sector of the southern border involves a set of challenges that is quite different than nearby stations in the Lone Star State…. Read More
SecurityNews
Lindsey Graham Proposes to Tighten Asylum, Immigration Procedures to Relieve Border
The flow of migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. would be cut off before they cross the southern border illegally, under changes to immigration law… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Ex-ICE Chief on 3 Things Trump Can Do Now to Secure the Border
Thomas Homan, who served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under President Donald Trump, is an outspoken advocate for stronger border security…. Read More
SecurityFeature
An Illegal Immigrant Killed Her Son, a Police Officer. Here’s How This Mom Fights to Save Others.
A mother whose son died after a car wreck caused by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record who was drunk and high on drugs… Read More
SecurityNews
4 Things to Know About Mark Morgan, Trump’s Choice to Run ICE
President Donald Trump’s choice to run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement potentially could draw bipartisan support in the Senate confirmation process for his time working… Read More
SecurityNews
Border Mayor Meets Trump, Seeks Help for Overwhelmed City
An Arizona mayor anticipates getting more federal help to transport illegal immigrants out of his overwhelmed city, where he declared a state of emergency last… Read More
SecurityNews
Would-Be Builder of Border Wall Ready to Do ‘Impossible’
COOLIDGE, Arizona—The vice president of a family-owned construction company says his firm is competing for one of the nation’s most talked-about contracts because its leaders… Read More
SecurityCommentary
2 More Terrorist Plots Show How a Proactive Approach Is Vital to Combating Terrorism
In the past few weeks, the U.S. uncovered two more terrorism plots against the U.S. homeland, raising to 109 the number of such plots or… Read More
SecurityNews
What to Know About Kevin McAleenan, Trump’s Acting Homeland Security Chief
Kevin McAleenan wasn’t a political aide in his rise through government, where he served in senior border security positions under both the George W. Bush… Read More
SecurityNews
Maduro’s Missiles Pose a Terrorist Threat to the US, Experts Say
KYIV, Ukraine—If the regime of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro falls, experts warn the country’s arsenal of Russian-made, SA-24 surface-to-air missiles might end up in the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Is Leading on This Major, Often-Overlooked Security Threat
One of the most potentially devastating threats to American security is the threat of an electromagnetic pulse. Such an event could be life-changing and could… Read More
SecurityNews
California Police Blame State’s Sanctuary Policies for San Jose Slaying
Local and federal authorities are imploring California lawmakers to revise the state’s “sanctuary” policies after another illegal immigrant with a known criminal record was charged… Read More
SecurityNews
Kirstjen Nielsen Says DHS Will Continue to Enforce the Law Despite Democrats’ Opposition
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said her agency will continue to enforce immigration laws, despite facing heavy opposition from congressional Democrats. “Well, two… Read More
SecurityNews
On Hill, Homeland Security Officials Describe Emergency at the Border
Changing immigration laws could reduce the inflow of illegal border crossers by almost two-thirds, a top border security official testified Wednesday at a Senate hearing…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Portland Putting Itself at Risk by Leaving the Joint Terrorism Task Force
Last month, the Portland, Oregon, City Council voted to leave the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of our nation’s first lines of defense against… Read More
SecurityNews
Illegal Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High as Officials Warn of ‘Breaking Point’
The U.S. border with Mexico is at a “breaking point,” Trump administration officials say, with arrests of illegal immigrants surging to record levels. In February,… Read More
SecurityNews
Cruz Says He Pushed Colleagues to Fund Wall Before Democrats’ Takeover
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Friday that he urged the Trump administration and his fellow Senate Republicans to make a strong push for the border… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congressional Incompetence Forced Trump’s Hand on National Emergency Declaration
Democrats are calling President Donald Trump every name in the book and threatening multiple lawsuits to overturn his Friday declaration of a national emergency on our southern… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Podcast: Obama’s Border Patrol Chief Explains Why Walls Work
On today’s podcast, we’re featuring an exclusive interview with Mark Morgan, who was chief of the U.S. Border Patrol under President Barack Obama. Now Morgan… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: Declaring a National Emergency at the Border
Editor’s note: Border security and the president’s power to declare a national emergency to address it—as he did Friday—remain priorities for The Daily Signal’s audience…. Read More
