DHS, DOJ Link Terrorism and Immigration in Transparently Bogus Report
The Trump administration released a report on Tuesday that dubiously tied terrorism to immigration. The analysis, released by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, was ordered by President Trump’s Executive Order 13780–the legal basis of the administration’s proposed Muslim ban. “This report reveals an indisputable sobering reality–our immigration system has undermined our national security and public safety,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions claimed in a press release. In their conclusion, the agencies relied on data focusing on convictions in federal courts since the Sept. 11,…