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Syrian Refugee Pleads Guilty to Plotting Terror Attack Against Pennsylvania Church

Pawel Styrna — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:34:52 +0000

On September 16, Mustafa Mousab Alowemer of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to the Jihadist terrorist group, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). According to court documents, he planned to conduct a terrorist attack against a Pittsburgh church, the Legacy International Worship Center, in July of 2019. [...]

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Turkey’s Erdogan Opens the Border With Greece to Punish Europe

Pawel Styrna — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:40:42 +0000

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has recently – in the midst of a global Coronavirus epidemic – opened his borders with Greece while encouraging and aiding droves of Middle Eastern migrants to flood Europe. Thus, the anti-Western Erdogan has done what many unscrupulous leaders have done before – cynically weaponized and exploited migrants to further [...]

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Turkey Threatens to Flood Europe with 3.6 Million Syrian Refugees

Pawel Styrna — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:49:51 +0000

Last Thursday, Turkey’s Islamist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, threatened to “open the gates and send 3.6 million Syrian refugees into Europe” if the European Union dares to call Turkey’s invasion of northeastern Syria an actual “invasion.” The threat comes in the wake of President Trump’s decision to move approximately fifty to one hundred U.S. troops [...]

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Legislation to Give States Reins on Refugee Resettlement in 2017

FAIR Staff — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:57:32 +0000

Lawmakers around the country are introducing legislation to give states more control over refugee resettlement in the United States. Opposition to mass refugee resettlement soared this year following recent terrorist attacks globally by extremists posing as Syrian refugees. The most notable attack occurred in Paris, France, in November 2015, resulting in 130 fatalities. Such legislation [...]

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German Officials Working to Recognize Child-Marriages Among Syrian Refugees

Spencer Raley — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:55:01 +0000

The tragic stories are far too common: little girls forced into marriage with another youth, or even a much older man. The International Center for Research on Women estimates that one-third of girls in the developing world are married before the age of 18, with one in nine married before the age of 15. In [...]

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Maine to Withdraw from Federal Refugee Resettlement Program

FAIR Staff — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:09:27 +0000

Governor Paul LePage announced last week that Maine will withdraw from the federal Refugee Resettlement Program, citing security concerns. Maine will become the sixteenth state to refuse participation with the federal resettlement program. In a letter addressed to President Barrack Obama, Governor LePage provided the administration with notice of its intentions. “I have lost confidence [...]

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