549 US Terror Attack Convictions Since 2001
Muslim Advocates want DOJ and DHS to withdraw
report on immigrant terrorism, by Ann Corcoran 4/23/18
“The Trump Administration has used the report to justify
its sweeping ban on the entry of nationals from six Muslim-majority countries
into the United States,” the plaintiffs said.
This
case filed in a California court (where else!) comes on the eve of the US
Supreme Court hearing on the so-called Trump Muslim ban case scheduled to be
heard this Wednesday.
Following
is the news about the DHS/DOJ report that accompanied the ban and the case
filed in California attempting to force the feds to withdraw the report.
From Northern California Record: Muslim Advocates seek retraction of
inflammatory report released by federal government
LOS ANGELES – Attorneys for Muslim Advocates recently filed a lawsuit
with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against
the United States departments of Justice and Homeland Security regarding a
recent report they claim is another step in President Donald Trump’s”
anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant agenda.”
The Report is authorized by Executive Order 13780: Protecting the
Nation From Foreign Terrorist Engry Into the United States, Initial Section 11
Report.
“If left uncorrected, the report is likely to contribute to this
increase in violence and stigmatization experienced by Muslim communities,”
reads an excerpt from the complaint.
The plaintiffs claim the report does not
comply with the Information Quality and the Administrative Procedure acts
because it “misrepresents the threat that immigrants, especially Muslim
immigrants, pose to the United States.” The group wants the report retracted.
At
this point in your reading, you might be asking: what is this report and where
can I find it! (Why not link to it in this news story?) You can find it here.
Probably best to download it before they can force its withdrawal.
Muslim
Advocates, a
civil rights organization, works to fight stereotypes about Muslim and ensure
that national laws are not discriminatory toward Muslims. The Muslim Advocates
claim that the recently released report, which was published in an executive
order, includes Trump’s second attempt to ban Muslims from entering America.
The complaint alleges that the report is filled with misleading and
incorrect information and will have significant impacts by perpetuating a
stigma against Muslim that could lead to more of the violence against Muslims. The
group claims the increase in violence against Muslims began when Trump began
his presidency.
Attorney for Muslim Advocates: Sirene
Shebaya
The
complaint states that the report calls to end visas for families to reunite and
“manipulates information to support its anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim
conclusions,” such as allegedly using irrelevant and debunked studies on
violence toward women and analyzing terrorism incidents done by foreign-born
Americans.
The Muslim Advocates are suing for the DOJ and DHS to stop distribution
of the report, and
for the court to find the report fails to meet the guidelines of fair and
objective information. The group also seeks declaratory and injunctive relief
in the form of attorneys’ fees and related costs.
Read
the whole report from the Northern
California Record by clicking here. See my category Supreme Court here with previous posts on the Trump
executive orders.
The Report includes
the following;
According
to a list maintained by DOJ’s National Security Division, at least 549
individuals were convicted of international terrorism-related charges in U.S.
federal courts between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2016.
An analysis
conducted by DHS determined that approximately 73 percent (402 of these 549
individuals) were foreign-born. Breaking down the 549 individuals by
citizenship status at the time of their respective convictions reveals that: ·
254 were not U.S. citizens; · 148 were foreign-born,
naturalized and received U.S. citizenship; and, · 147 were U.S. citizens
by birth.
Information pertaining to individuals convicted of international
terrorism-related offenses after December 31, 2016, as well as information
pertaining to individuals not yet convicted but facing charges for international
terrorism-related offenses will be provided in future reports required by
Section 11.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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