Comey Says Most Open Terror Cases Are On US Citizens, Undercutting Travel Ban
Source: Talking Points Memo
By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published MAY 3, 2017 2:06 PM
Without directly indicting the Trump administration, FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday tore down the logic behind the President’s travel ban and noted hostile rhetoric and government policy towards Muslims made the jobs of law enforcement officials “harder.”
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) asked during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing if Comey agreed that citizenship alone is “not a reliable indicator of a terrorist threat posed by an individual to the United States.”
“Correct,” Comey replied. “Most of the people we have open cases on are U.S. citizens.”
In announcing its revised travel ban blocking immigration from a handful of majority-Muslim countries, the Trump White House argued it needed to “protect its citizens from terrorist attacks, including those committed by foreign nationals.” That executive order was blocked by multiple federal judges, who said its primary intent was to discriminate against Muslims.
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