By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is a banner week and month for Arab Americans, what with President Biden’s letter and proclamations from around the country honoring the place of Arabs in the social and cultural fabric of America. National Arab American Heritage Month is the result of years of effort to … Continued
In meeting with Arab-Americans in Dearborn, DHS Sec. John Kelly stood up and threatened to leaveNiraj Warikoo and Kathleen Gray Detroit Free Press In a meeting today with Arab-Americans and Muslims in Dearborn, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly stood up at one point and threatened to leave after a community advocate accused the … Continued
By Todd Spangler , John Wisely and Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free Press U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly can expect tough questioning when he meets with local Arab-American leaders Monday as part of a visit to metro Detroit. Travel restrictions sought by President Donald Trump on visitors from majority-Muslim countries have sparked concern and anger, … Continued
By Matt Zapotosky The Washington Post A Department of Homeland Security report assessing the terrorist threat posed by people from the seven countries covered by President Trump’s travel ban casts doubt on the necessity of the executive order, concluding that citizenship is an “unreliable” threat indicator and that people from the seven countries have rarely … Continued
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free Press A Dearborn group led by Lebanese-Americans has received a $500,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security as part of an effort by the U.S. government to counter violent extremism and radicalization. The city of Dearborn’s police department also received an additional $51,521 through the … Continued
By David Goodman and Ron Nixon The New York Times The Obama administration is dismantling a dormant national registry program for visitors from countries with active terrorist groups — a program that President-elect Donald J. Trump has suggested he is considering resurrecting. The registry, created after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has not been … Continued
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