From In Homeland Security The House Committee on Homeland Security recently released its monthly Terror Threat Snapshot report. As usual, it paints a picture that should keep every American on his or her guard and vigilant – especially during the holiday season. The report, compiled each month by U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), is a […]
Immigration
Ineffective Policies Behind Border Apprehensions
From In Homeland Security U.S. Border Patrol agents are used to seeing cycles in migrant apprehensions along the Southwest border. The amount of work they have to do is usually affected by two things — the weather and White House policy. However, in the past two years, it appears that despite stringent measures by the […]
Facial Recognition Stops Illegal Entry at D.C. Airport
From In Homeland Security A would-be impostor was prevented from entering the United States last week when a new facial recognition system spotted something that human inspectors would almost certainly have missed. Facial recognition is a biometric process that utilizes algorithms to identify the physical characteristics of an individual’s face and compares the results to […]
Immigration, Refugees, Hospitality, and the Bible
From In Homeland Security The second decade of the 21st century is governed by crises of displacement and refugee resettlements. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that one in every 113 people on earth is an asylum seeker, internally displaced or a refugee. From 2015 to 2016, over 8,000 men, women and […]
Semi-Submersibles Boost Colombian Cocaine Smuggling
Supply is driven by demand. As long as there is a demand for cocaine, traffickers will continue to seek out innovative, dangerous and costly ways of delivering it. South America is the leader in cocaine production. South America is a prime location for the production of cocaine in countries such as Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, […]