DHS remains unfunded as Iran sleeper cell fears spike nationwide amid security warnings
Every delay has consequences.
Concerns about potential Iran-linked sleeper cells are rising as the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded and Tehran and its proxies threaten retaliation over U.S.-Israeli strikes that American officials say killed nearly 50 top Iranian leaders.
The sleeper cell concerns came into full focus over the weekend when authorities say a Senegalese man opened fire at patrons of an Austin, Texas, bar while wearing a sweatshirt that read "Property of Allah."
Ndiaga Diagne, 53, of Pflugerville, who was also found with an undershirt featuring the Iranian flag, reportedly entered the U.S. during the Clinton administration on a B-2 tourist visa. He became a naturalized citizen during the Obama administration.
ENEMY WITHIN: COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERTS FEAR SLEEPER CELLS COULD BE POISED INSIDE US
A San Antonio FBI official said the incident is being investigated for a "potential nexus to terrorism."
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News Digital on Monday that she is in "direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners as we continue to closely monitor and thwart any potential threats to the homeland," when asked about any increased threat from sleeper cells in the U.S.
Fox News also learned Monday that a DHS memo was sent out over the weekend to various law enforcement agencies nationwide warning of potential cyberattacks and lone wolf physical attacks as a result of the U.S.-Israel bombing in Iran.
The memo offered no specific knowledge of individual attacks but warned of lower-level cyberattacks or other violence.
DHS, meanwhile, remains largely unfunded due to an approximately month-long shutdown brought on by Democratic lawmakers' refusal to approve new agency funding over the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, most notably in Minneapolis.
FROM HOSTAGE CRISIS TO ASSASSINATION PLOTS: IRAN’S NEAR HALF-CENTURY WAR ON AMERICANS
"It is outrageous that they continue to stall on this because their political ideologies disagree with keeping Americans safe," said Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., warned that if there is "some type of attack within America, it is going to be on the Democrats," pointing to the otherwise porous Mexican border under previous administrations.
The head of cyberdefense agency Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) — which falls under DHS — recently warned that a majority of its workforce would be furloughed as the shutdown drags on.
"When the government shuts down, cyberthreats do not," CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala told …
Every delay has consequences.
Concerns about potential Iran-linked sleeper cells are rising as the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded and Tehran and its proxies threaten retaliation over U.S.-Israeli strikes that American officials say killed nearly 50 top Iranian leaders.
The sleeper cell concerns came into full focus over the weekend when authorities say a Senegalese man opened fire at patrons of an Austin, Texas, bar while wearing a sweatshirt that read "Property of Allah."
Ndiaga Diagne, 53, of Pflugerville, who was also found with an undershirt featuring the Iranian flag, reportedly entered the U.S. during the Clinton administration on a B-2 tourist visa. He became a naturalized citizen during the Obama administration.
ENEMY WITHIN: COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERTS FEAR SLEEPER CELLS COULD BE POISED INSIDE US
A San Antonio FBI official said the incident is being investigated for a "potential nexus to terrorism."
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News Digital on Monday that she is in "direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners as we continue to closely monitor and thwart any potential threats to the homeland," when asked about any increased threat from sleeper cells in the U.S.
Fox News also learned Monday that a DHS memo was sent out over the weekend to various law enforcement agencies nationwide warning of potential cyberattacks and lone wolf physical attacks as a result of the U.S.-Israel bombing in Iran.
The memo offered no specific knowledge of individual attacks but warned of lower-level cyberattacks or other violence.
DHS, meanwhile, remains largely unfunded due to an approximately month-long shutdown brought on by Democratic lawmakers' refusal to approve new agency funding over the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, most notably in Minneapolis.
FROM HOSTAGE CRISIS TO ASSASSINATION PLOTS: IRAN’S NEAR HALF-CENTURY WAR ON AMERICANS
"It is outrageous that they continue to stall on this because their political ideologies disagree with keeping Americans safe," said Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., warned that if there is "some type of attack within America, it is going to be on the Democrats," pointing to the otherwise porous Mexican border under previous administrations.
The head of cyberdefense agency Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) — which falls under DHS — recently warned that a majority of its workforce would be furloughed as the shutdown drags on.
"When the government shuts down, cyberthreats do not," CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala told …
DHS remains unfunded as Iran sleeper cell fears spike nationwide amid security warnings
Every delay has consequences.
Concerns about potential Iran-linked sleeper cells are rising as the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded and Tehran and its proxies threaten retaliation over U.S.-Israeli strikes that American officials say killed nearly 50 top Iranian leaders.
The sleeper cell concerns came into full focus over the weekend when authorities say a Senegalese man opened fire at patrons of an Austin, Texas, bar while wearing a sweatshirt that read "Property of Allah."
Ndiaga Diagne, 53, of Pflugerville, who was also found with an undershirt featuring the Iranian flag, reportedly entered the U.S. during the Clinton administration on a B-2 tourist visa. He became a naturalized citizen during the Obama administration.
ENEMY WITHIN: COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERTS FEAR SLEEPER CELLS COULD BE POISED INSIDE US
A San Antonio FBI official said the incident is being investigated for a "potential nexus to terrorism."
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News Digital on Monday that she is in "direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners as we continue to closely monitor and thwart any potential threats to the homeland," when asked about any increased threat from sleeper cells in the U.S.
Fox News also learned Monday that a DHS memo was sent out over the weekend to various law enforcement agencies nationwide warning of potential cyberattacks and lone wolf physical attacks as a result of the U.S.-Israel bombing in Iran.
The memo offered no specific knowledge of individual attacks but warned of lower-level cyberattacks or other violence.
DHS, meanwhile, remains largely unfunded due to an approximately month-long shutdown brought on by Democratic lawmakers' refusal to approve new agency funding over the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, most notably in Minneapolis.
FROM HOSTAGE CRISIS TO ASSASSINATION PLOTS: IRAN’S NEAR HALF-CENTURY WAR ON AMERICANS
"It is outrageous that they continue to stall on this because their political ideologies disagree with keeping Americans safe," said Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., warned that if there is "some type of attack within America, it is going to be on the Democrats," pointing to the otherwise porous Mexican border under previous administrations.
The head of cyberdefense agency Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) — which falls under DHS — recently warned that a majority of its workforce would be furloughed as the shutdown drags on.
"When the government shuts down, cyberthreats do not," CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala told …
