There Might Be an Insane Lower Court Ruling, Where a Judge Will Shut...
The Usual Suspects (and Some New) in the Senate Are Threatening to Kill...
A NYC Man Tried to Set Up a Date. Things Took a Turn...
Tulsi Gabbard Is Making Spy Agencies Nervous With This New Team
This Republican Lawmaker Has an Interesting Theory About Jeffrey Epstein's Client List
Jasmine Crockett Is Having a Fit Over Trump's Interaction With the Liberian President
Illegal Detainees Give Alligator Alcatraz a One-Star Review, and Bulwark Censors Its Own...
Accountability Is Mandatory, Not Optional
Texas’s Midterm Maneuver: GOP’s Move to Block Democrats in 2026
2nd Circuit Backs New York’s Legal Assault on Gun Makers—Another Blow to the...
Trump Unfit to Be Called a Clown, Says Actual Clown
DOJ Sues California Over State Laws It Claims Are Raising the Price of...
Border Patrol Ambush Underscores Danger of Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric As Dems Push to...
Freedom to Choose: How Trump's New Tax Credits Equip Parents
HHS Bans Illegals From Getting Benefits
Tipsheet

White House Pushes Back Against DHS Report on Travel Ban

The Department of Homeland Security appears to be at odds with the White House in regards to the justification for President Trump's temporary travel ban. In a new intelligence review, the agency found little reason to believe that the seven nations on the list posed serious terror threats to the U.S.  The Trump administration disagrees and accused the DHS of politicizing the report.

Advertisement

A senior administration official told The Wall Street Journal that the DHS report’s assessment overlooked key information and the finished product that the White House requested has not been completed. The White House called the report politically motivated. Officials said it overlooked some information that supported the ban.

“The president asked for an intelligence assessment,” the official said. “This is not the intelligence assessment the president asked for.”

DHS Spokeswoman Gillian Christensen rejected the notion that their report was political, but did acknowledge it was an "incomplete" assessment. The report is three pages long and, as The Washington Post notes, does not address "head on" whether the ban is an effective measure. It also "does not represent the official position of the Department of Homeland Security."

Trump's original executive order on immigration may have had good intentions, but most would agree its rollout left much to be desired. For instance, the law did not adequately make exceptions for green card holders and airports seemed wholly unprepared for the policy change.

Advertisement

After being met with legal challenges all over the country, the White House has decided to re-write the order. However, Senior White House Policy Adviser Stephen Miller said last week that it would have "the same basic policy outcome."

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement