If there has ever been a good case for working quickly to secure the border, this would be it. Domestic terror arrests are on the rise in 2019.
Since 2018, arrests for domestic ISIS terrorists have doubled. The sad part is that the year isn’t even over yet. In fact, this only takes into account the first eight months of 2019.
If we maintain this mace, there will be more arrests in 2019 than in 2017.
According to the Free Beacon,
The FBI and local police departments have arrested 24 people for ISIS-related offenses as of Sept. 3, according to data assembled by George Washington University’s Program on Extremism (POE). That arrest count—which includes individuals who attempted to travel to fight for the group overseas, provide material support for its efforts, or kill Americans in a terrorist attack—dwarfs the 11 arrests made in 2018. Authorities are on pace to exceed the 38 arrests made in 2017.
Andrew Mines, the research fellow responsible for the statistics, emphasized that a “small sample of individuals” prevents scholars from reaching statistically significant conclusions from his data set. Nevertheless, he said the uptick could be related to a shift in ISIS strategy as it transitions from a territorial entity focused on Syria and Iraq to a more decentralized terrorist organization.
“ISIS’s messaging received a revamp with the end of the physical caliphate,” Mines told the Washington Free Beacon. “They were taking a lot of hard hits throughout 2018 but with this kind of steady decline and now this resurgence through different affiliates through the globe, the messaging now is both remaining but also expanding, spreading throughout the globe.”
In 2019, the terrorist group was decimated by a U.S.-led coalition. President Trump declared victory as ISIS home bases in Syria and Iraq were destroyed.
Since then, the terrorist organization has launched attacks in Russia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.
In 2018, a White House paper noted regarding ISIS:
Despite many setbacks, ISIS maintains a sophisticated and durable media and online presence that allows it to encourage and enable sympathizers worldwide to conduct dozens of attacks within target countries, including the United States. The increase in attacks by persons mobilized to violence in the United States underscores the ability of ISIS to inspire terrorist attacks.
So what does the future of terror look like in America? Well, it depends on if you want Democrats in charge so anyone and everyone can come over without proper vetting, or if you want a man who can get the border secured to keep Americans safe.