Sigal Mandelker, undersecretary of terrorism and financial intelligence at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Jan. 17 to discuss efforts to combat terror financing. “The foundation of our economic authorities is a strong and robust anti-money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism [AMLCFT] […]
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Las Vegas Shooter Motive Elusive, Acted Alone
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) preliminary report on the Oct. 1 shooting that killed 58 at a Vegas open-air concert is long on evidentiary details, but the “why” remains a mystery. Released Jan 19, the report details the events of Oct. 1, provides some background on shooter Stephen Paddock, and irons out early […]
TPS Debate Prompts Closer Look at Specifics
The Trump administration’s announcement Jan. 8 that El Salvador’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would expire in September 2019 sent ripples across the political spectrum. It reignited a debate that simmered throughout 2017 regarding TPS nations. With this most recent announcement, Homeland411 wanted to take a brief look at TPS, a bit of its history, and […]
Economy, Anger Fuel Simmering Iran Uprising
Protests that began Dec. 28 continue in Iran behind a murky flow of information emerging from the country. The death toll reportedly is about 22, but a confirmed total isn’t known. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Sunday to have suppressed uprisings, but The Wall Street Journal reported that calls for Sunday protests continued to […]
Trump Tweets Early Support for Iran Protests; Critic Says Zip It
Protesters rang in the new year in Iran, criticizing what they call a corrupt government while President Donald Trump took to Twitter to show his support over the holiday weekend. “Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad,” Trump […]