Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Cruz (and Sessions) wants immigration details of Calif. shooting suspects
The Hill ^ | December 3, 2015 | Jordain Carney

Posted on 12/04/2015 1:40:04 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Two Republican senators are demanding that the Obama administration hand over the immigration history of the alleged attackers in Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., that killed 14 people.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is running for president, and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Thursday sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Secretary of State John Kerry asking for the history of Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik, who were killed during a shootout with police.

"In our struggle against terrorism, we are dealing with an enemy that has shown it is not only capable of bypassing U.S. screening, but of recruiting and radicalizing Muslim migrants after their entry to the United States," the two senators wrote.

"The recruitment of terrorists in the U.S. is not limited to adult migrants, but to their young children and to their U.S.-born children - which is why family immigration history is necessary to understand the nature of the threat."

The senators specifically want the immigration history of their parents, as well as any immigration documentation related to their marriage.

Law enforcement officials have yet to publicly pinpoint a motive behind the shooting, with President Obama saying Thursday that it's "possible" that the shooting is related to terrorism.

"It is possible that this was terrorist-related, but we don't know," he said. "It's also possible that this was was workplace-related."

The senators stressed that having the information on the suspects is crucial as lawmakers face a mid-December deadline to fund the government.

"[The bill] would set the U.S. on an autopilot path to approve green cards, asylee, and refugee status to approximately 170,000 migrants from Muslim countries during the next year," they added. "The security task involved is immense, and Congress must have the requested information if lawmakers are to act as responsible stewards of American immigration policy."

Cruz and Sessions previously asked the administration for immigration information on 72 individuals, which the senators believe are connected to terrorism.

The two senators noted in their Thursday letter that they had yet to receive a response.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; US: Alabama; US: California; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; alabama; california; election2016; immigration; jeffsessions; jehjohnson; johnkerry; lorettalynch; nationalsecurity; shootings; syedrizwanfarook; tashfeenmalik; tedcruz; terrorists; texas
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-25 next last

1 posted on 12/04/2015 1:40:04 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife

No funding America’s Suicide!


2 posted on 12/04/2015 1:50:32 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife
Why is Sessions name in parenthesis? He's the elder statesman of immigration sanity in the US Senate!

There are those among us who wish he had the temperament and inclination to run for President. He's also the guiding force for Trump's excellent immigration policy.

3 posted on 12/04/2015 1:51:22 AM PST by grania
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: grania
Why is Sessions name in parenthesis?

Because Trump supporters like you fear and slam any kind of good press for ANYs of any Trump opponent.

4 posted on 12/04/2015 1:54:42 AM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife
"It is possible that this was terrorist-related, but we don't know," he said. "It's also possible that this was was workplace-related."

Sure. Like Major Hassan? Does this moron think we are all as stupid as he is?

5 posted on 12/04/2015 1:55:43 AM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: grania

I added Sessions to the title.


6 posted on 12/04/2015 1:58:14 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife

Remember a few years ago when obama admin lightened the restrictions around saudi passports..... i sure as hell remember.


7 posted on 12/04/2015 1:58:46 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: John Valentine

44% of Americans are retarded.


8 posted on 12/04/2015 2:01:13 AM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife
SO DO WE!
9 posted on 12/04/2015 2:08:27 AM PST by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GraceG

I believe what you will find of the ‘wife’ (whatever you want to refer to her status in life)....she probably wasn’t a Saudi, and didn’t exist in that name if you go back two or three years ago. A fake person who simply took the application to be some guy’s wife....used the Saudi apparatus to quickly enter the US and avoid extensive details of her background, and drifted into the situation.

The thing is....if this is true....she’s not the only one, and there are probably dozens of Saudi-wife sleepers inside the US today.

Watch Cruz and Sessions get an empty briefing with almost no details from the FBI or CIA....and the Saudis refuse to help them fill in the blanks.


10 posted on 12/04/2015 2:09:49 AM PST by pepsionice
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife

Thank you. Many people will be favorably impressed if Senator Cruz is being mentored by Senator Sessions on issues involving the invasion of the US.


11 posted on 12/04/2015 2:22:33 AM PST by grania
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: catfish1957

Please....I’m begging you.....don’t start with the insults!
This is too serious and our country is at tipping point.
CUT IT OUT!

.....Sessions has been leading this fight for a long long time!......I’m glad he and Cruz are asking for this information.

I would love to see Sessions in the Vice President position with Trump.


12 posted on 12/04/2015 2:41:27 AM PST by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: grania

It appears from the article that Cruz and Sessions have been partners in this [note linked August letter above].


13 posted on 12/04/2015 2:43:27 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife

We need to stop muslim immigration completely. Period.


14 posted on 12/04/2015 3:30:34 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife

I would also like to know how much public assistance these terrorists were allowed to access. Food stamps/EBT cards, housing allowance, medical care and so on.


15 posted on 12/04/2015 3:44:29 AM PST by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: John Valentine

Apparently, Obama believes that we are as stupid as those who support his worthless ass.


16 posted on 12/04/2015 3:45:56 AM PST by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife

I want to know Farook’s voter registration party affiliation.


17 posted on 12/04/2015 4:00:44 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife

They are no longer ‘suspects’. Guilty as charged.


18 posted on 12/04/2015 4:01:03 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cincinatus' Wife

Bookmark


19 posted on 12/04/2015 4:08:36 AM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: a fool in paradise

“I want to know Farook’s voter registration party
affiliation.”

Hammer that request. It would be suprising if they hadn’t
been loyal Obamabots.


20 posted on 12/04/2015 4:17:40 AM PST by Twinkie (John 3:16)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-25 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson