Terrorist attacks fuel GOP push to crack down on legal immigration
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
A string of terrorist attacks carried out by naturalized U.S. citizens is prompting a handful of Republicans to push for a sweeping crackdown not just on illegal immigration but on legal immigration and citizenship policies as well.
Conservatives have honed in on three recent terrorist attacks, two of which occurred on Thursday, arguing there should be stricter enforcement of deportation laws and an end to several immigration programs, even if it means those being deported are U.S. citizens.
The most recent attack occurred in Virginia at Old Dominion University, when 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh opened fire, killing one and injuring two others. Jalloh was a naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone who quit the Virginia National Guard after being radicalized by a since-deceased Al-Qaeda leader. He was previously convicted in 2017 of providing material support to the Islamic State group and was sentenced to 11 years in prison, but was not deported.
“This monster should’ve been stripped of his citizenship and shipped back to Sierra Leone,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said in a post on social media. “Instead, he was let back onto our streets only to commit more terror. We can’t go on like this.
“Anyone who comes to this country and goes on to support or join a terrorist organization should be DENATURALIZED and DEPORTED,” Emmer said.
In Michigan, 41-year-old Lebanese-born U.S. citizen Ayman Mohamad Ghazali rammed a truck into a synagogue in what the FBI says is a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.” No one was killed in the attack besides Ghazali. He entered the country on an IR1 visa, an immigrant visa for a spouse of a U.S. citizen, and applied for citizenship in 2015, which was granted in 2016.
On March 1, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized citizen born in Senegal, opened fire in Austin, Texas, killing three people and injuring 13 others before being fatally shot by police. He was wearing a shirt that said “property of Allah” at the time of the shooting, with police investigating the incident as a possible act of domestic terrorism.
Diagne entered on a B-2 tourist visa, a non-immigrant visa for temporary travel to the United States. He married a U.S. citizen, became a lawful permanent resident in 2006, and naturalized in 2013.
Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) said he plans to introduce legislation to denaturalize and deport naturalized citizens who commit an act of terrorism or join a terrorist organization.
“This …
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
A string of terrorist attacks carried out by naturalized U.S. citizens is prompting a handful of Republicans to push for a sweeping crackdown not just on illegal immigration but on legal immigration and citizenship policies as well.
Conservatives have honed in on three recent terrorist attacks, two of which occurred on Thursday, arguing there should be stricter enforcement of deportation laws and an end to several immigration programs, even if it means those being deported are U.S. citizens.
The most recent attack occurred in Virginia at Old Dominion University, when 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh opened fire, killing one and injuring two others. Jalloh was a naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone who quit the Virginia National Guard after being radicalized by a since-deceased Al-Qaeda leader. He was previously convicted in 2017 of providing material support to the Islamic State group and was sentenced to 11 years in prison, but was not deported.
“This monster should’ve been stripped of his citizenship and shipped back to Sierra Leone,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said in a post on social media. “Instead, he was let back onto our streets only to commit more terror. We can’t go on like this.
“Anyone who comes to this country and goes on to support or join a terrorist organization should be DENATURALIZED and DEPORTED,” Emmer said.
In Michigan, 41-year-old Lebanese-born U.S. citizen Ayman Mohamad Ghazali rammed a truck into a synagogue in what the FBI says is a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.” No one was killed in the attack besides Ghazali. He entered the country on an IR1 visa, an immigrant visa for a spouse of a U.S. citizen, and applied for citizenship in 2015, which was granted in 2016.
On March 1, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized citizen born in Senegal, opened fire in Austin, Texas, killing three people and injuring 13 others before being fatally shot by police. He was wearing a shirt that said “property of Allah” at the time of the shooting, with police investigating the incident as a possible act of domestic terrorism.
Diagne entered on a B-2 tourist visa, a non-immigrant visa for temporary travel to the United States. He married a U.S. citizen, became a lawful permanent resident in 2006, and naturalized in 2013.
Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) said he plans to introduce legislation to denaturalize and deport naturalized citizens who commit an act of terrorism or join a terrorist organization.
“This …
Terrorist attacks fuel GOP push to crack down on legal immigration
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
A string of terrorist attacks carried out by naturalized U.S. citizens is prompting a handful of Republicans to push for a sweeping crackdown not just on illegal immigration but on legal immigration and citizenship policies as well.
Conservatives have honed in on three recent terrorist attacks, two of which occurred on Thursday, arguing there should be stricter enforcement of deportation laws and an end to several immigration programs, even if it means those being deported are U.S. citizens.
The most recent attack occurred in Virginia at Old Dominion University, when 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh opened fire, killing one and injuring two others. Jalloh was a naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone who quit the Virginia National Guard after being radicalized by a since-deceased Al-Qaeda leader. He was previously convicted in 2017 of providing material support to the Islamic State group and was sentenced to 11 years in prison, but was not deported.
“This monster should’ve been stripped of his citizenship and shipped back to Sierra Leone,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said in a post on social media. “Instead, he was let back onto our streets only to commit more terror. We can’t go on like this.
“Anyone who comes to this country and goes on to support or join a terrorist organization should be DENATURALIZED and DEPORTED,” Emmer said.
In Michigan, 41-year-old Lebanese-born U.S. citizen Ayman Mohamad Ghazali rammed a truck into a synagogue in what the FBI says is a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.” No one was killed in the attack besides Ghazali. He entered the country on an IR1 visa, an immigrant visa for a spouse of a U.S. citizen, and applied for citizenship in 2015, which was granted in 2016.
On March 1, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized citizen born in Senegal, opened fire in Austin, Texas, killing three people and injuring 13 others before being fatally shot by police. He was wearing a shirt that said “property of Allah” at the time of the shooting, with police investigating the incident as a possible act of domestic terrorism.
Diagne entered on a B-2 tourist visa, a non-immigrant visa for temporary travel to the United States. He married a U.S. citizen, became a lawful permanent resident in 2006, and naturalized in 2013.
Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) said he plans to introduce legislation to denaturalize and deport naturalized citizens who commit an act of terrorism or join a terrorist organization.
“This …
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