2 North Texas College Students Listed as ISIS Fighters

Two college students from North Texas left the United States to fight for ISIS, according to personnel records from the terrorist group obtained by NBC News.

Omar Kattan, a former biology student at the University of North Texas in Denton, entered Syria in September 2013 when he was 23 and described himself as a "suicide fighter,"

Talmeezur Rahman, a computer major at Collin College in McKinney, disappeared from the U.S. in 2014, and his "fighting name" was listed on ISIS documents, NBC News reported.

The two names were on a thumb drive that an apparent ISIS defector gave to NBC News correspondent Richard Engel in Turkey.

Two college students from North Texas left the United States to fight for ISIS, according to personnel records from the terrorist group obtained by NBC News. (Published 6 hours ago) The files were verified by counter-terrorism specialists, NBC News said.

Kattan, whose family apparently still lives in Denton, attended UNT from 2007 to 2011 and graduated with a degree in biology, said UNT spokeswoman Margarita Venegas.

He also worked briefly at Texas Woman's University in Denton as a lifeguard and a group exercise instructor from May 17 to Aug. 31, 2012, the university said.

In an online post, he wrote, "I'm a biology major at the University of North Texas. I'm a senior with a minor in physics, chemistry and Arabic, currently I'm a teacher's assistant in the Arabic Department and I like my job a lot."

Kattan is believed to have been killed, NBC News reported, citing a former law enforcement official.

Rahman, 22, was born in India and grew up in Kuwait, before coming to live with distant cousins in Frisco. His relatives in North Texas said they are "extremely shocked" to learn Rahman joined ISIS.

He studied computers at Collin College from January 2012 to May 2014 and made the President's List for good grades his first year, but never completed the Associate of Science degree he pursued before joining ISIS.

Rahman first attended classes at the Preston Ridge campus in Frisco, then left his relatives' home for the Spring Creek campus in Plano, where he lived in student housing.

"Very scary to think that. It's pretty safe here, so to know that someone joined ISIS from here is pretty intimidating," said Collin College student Taryn Swanepoel.

His relatives in Frisco say Rahman grew distant after moving to Plano, and then he left the country abruptly two years ago.

"I am searching for him for almost two years," his father said. "I am really frustrated."

The Islamic State's files listed Rahman's "fighting name" as Abu Salman al-Hindi and said that although he was highly educated in computers, he didn't work because he "has a beard in America," NBC News reported.

His father said he was surprised to learn his son may have joined ISIS because he was very serious about his school work.

Might want to read through this:

McCarran-Walter Act of 1952

Very interesting Bit of Legislative History: McCarran-Walter Act of 1952
Donald Trump was recently severely criticized for suggesting that the U.S. should limit or temporarily suspend the immigration of certain ethnic groups, nationalities, and even people of certain religions (Muslims). The criticisms condemned such a suggestion as, among other things, being “Un-American,” dumb, stupid, reckless, dangerous and racist. Congressmen and Senators swore that they would never allow such legislation, and Obama called such a prohibition on immigration unconstitutional (as if, all of a sudden, he gives a damn about the Constitution).

As Gomer Pyle would say, “Surprise, Surprise!!!” It seems that the selective immigration ban is already law and has been applied on several occasions. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, a.k.a., the McCarran-Walter Act allows for the “Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by the president (something which we haven’t had for the past seven and a half years). Whenever the president finds that the entry of aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, the president may, by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.”

Note that McCarran and Walter were Democrats and this act was utilized by Jimmy Carter, no less, in 1979 to keep Iranians out of the United States … but he actually did more. He made all Iranian students already here check in, and then he deported a bunch. Seven thousand were found in violation of their visas, 15,000 Iranians were forced to leave the United States in 1979. You won’t hear a word about this from the liberal media, propaganda machine.

It is of note that the act requires that an applicant for immigration ”must be of good moral character” and “attached to the principles of the Constitution.” Since the Quran forbids Muslims to swear allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, technically, all Muslims should be refused immigration.

Authenticated at:
http://library.uwb.edu/static/USimmigration/1952_immigration_and_nationality_act.html

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