CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, February 24, 2017, 5:17 PM
An official in charge of implementing President Trump’s travel ban has disputed that people from the seven countries targeted in his executive order pose any particular threat to the U.S.
A Department of Homeland Security draft intelligence report published by the Associated Press says citizenship in the countries is “unlikely to be a reliable indicator” that someone could carry out a terrorist attack.
Trump’s January order, currently stayed by a federal court in Seattle, was titled “protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States.”
Among its most controversial sections was a 90-day ban on issuing visas or allowing citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to enter the country.
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Opponents have questioned why Trump selected Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for his ban.
(JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)
Beyond criticism that the order violates the freedom of religion by acting as a “Muslim ban,” opponents also pointed to the fact that the ban skipped countries such as Saudi Arabia, which was home to most of the 9/11 hijackers but has also housed Trump business interests.
Homeland Security's report said that more than half of the 82 people involved in U.S. terrorism since 2011 have been native born American citizens, and that only Somalia, with three people, and Iraq, with two, were among the top seven countries for those from abroad.
Pakistan was the top country with five people, while Bangladesh, Cuba, Ethiopia and Uzbekistan each had two on the list.
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The anonymous analyst also noted that while international terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda operate in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, terror groups in Iran, Libya, Somalia and Sudan are "regionally focused."
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A DHS spokeswoman did not dispute the authenticity of the document, but said that it is "a commentary from a single intelligence source versus an official, robust document with thorough interagency sourcing.”
After the original order was blocked, Trump has said that new executive action is being drafted and could be announced soon.
With News Wire Services
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Maybe his new XO will be directed at a different group of countries. This is another thing that makes the original XO look like amateur hour. (yeah, I know, I know...Obama picked those 7 countries).
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, February 24, 2017, 5:17 PM
An official in charge of implementing President Trump’s travel ban has disputed that people from the seven countries targeted in his executive order pose any particular threat to the U.S.
A Department of Homeland Security draft intelligence report published by the Associated Press says citizenship in the countries is “unlikely to be a reliable indicator” that someone could carry out a terrorist attack.
Trump’s January order, currently stayed by a federal court in Seattle, was titled “protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States.”
Among its most controversial sections was a 90-day ban on issuing visas or allowing citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to enter the country.
NYPD top cop says doing right by immigrants trumps fed funding
Opponents have questioned why Trump selected Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for his ban.
(JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)
Beyond criticism that the order violates the freedom of religion by acting as a “Muslim ban,” opponents also pointed to the fact that the ban skipped countries such as Saudi Arabia, which was home to most of the 9/11 hijackers but has also housed Trump business interests.
Homeland Security's report said that more than half of the 82 people involved in U.S. terrorism since 2011 have been native born American citizens, and that only Somalia, with three people, and Iraq, with two, were among the top seven countries for those from abroad.
Pakistan was the top country with five people, while Bangladesh, Cuba, Ethiopia and Uzbekistan each had two on the list.
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Protesters rally in NYC against Trump's travel ban
The anonymous analyst also noted that while international terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda operate in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, terror groups in Iran, Libya, Somalia and Sudan are "regionally focused."
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A DHS spokeswoman did not dispute the authenticity of the document, but said that it is "a commentary from a single intelligence source versus an official, robust document with thorough interagency sourcing.”
After the original order was blocked, Trump has said that new executive action is being drafted and could be announced soon.
With News Wire Services
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Maybe his new XO will be directed at a different group of countries. This is another thing that makes the original XO look like amateur hour. (yeah, I know, I know...Obama picked those 7 countries).
