Leftists are not troubled by facts. Nevertheless, the facts are there. The appeals court ruling was nakedly political; it didn’t even bother to cite, much less attempt to explain away, the statute empowering the President to place restrictions on immigration.
“Trump Admin Releases List of Terrorist Suspect Cases From Travel Ban Countries,” by Cameron Cawthorne, Washington Free Beacon, February 9, 2017:
President Trump responded to his critics who claim his travel ban goes too far by releasing a list of terror cases that involve suspects who traveled to the U.S. from the seven countries listed in his executive order.
Trump signed an executive order two weeks ago imposing a 90-day travel ban on the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, outraging many Americans. A federal judge blocked the order, arguing that there hadn’t been any terrorist-related arrests from the seven target countries since September 11, 2001, Washington Free Beacon reported.
Judge James Robart, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington state, said in court Friday that no foreign nationals from the seven countries targeted by Trump’s travel ban–Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, and Yemen–have been arrested in the U.S. for terrorist activity.
Robart asked Justice Department attorney Michelle Bennett to tell him how many such arrests have been made. When the government lawyer did not have an answer, Robart said the number is zero.
Robart’s claim is false. The White House circulated a list providing 24 examples of refugees and other immigrants from Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria and Libya who have been arrested on terror-related charges, Fox News reported.
The White House document itself names 10 individuals from Somalia, six from Iraq, one from Yemen, two from Sudan, two from Iran, two from Libya and one from Syria. The cases span the last eight years, and include most recently a case in June in which two Somali refugees were jailed for conspiring to commit murder in Syria on behalf of ISIS.
It also includes a case from March of last year, where a Yemeni native who became a U.S. citizen was sentenced to 22 years in prison for attempting to provide “material support” to ISIS and planning to shoot and kill members of the U.S. military who had returned from Iraq.
The dossier also sheds light on a case in January 2016 involving a Palestinian, born in Iraq, who came to the U.S. as a refugee and allegedly tried to provide materials to terror groups abroad. The dossier cited multiple media reports that the suspect told his wife, “I want to blow myself up … I am against America.”…

jayell says
10 Somalians, six Iraqis, one Yemeni, two Sudanese, two Iranians, two Libyans and one from Syria…..and of course the rest, all up to their necks in it, yet the liberal trendies mustn’t let these inconvenient facts get in the way. No doubt if any innocent US citizen meets a nasty end as a result of some of meaningful interaction with one of these worthy and enriching uninvited guests, it will all be OK because the insurance will pay out.
miriamrove says
24. Here is the counter argument by the PC media and PC liberals. Only 24. Why should we ban all of them they say!? Imagine had they not been arrested. M
terry says
But the ban is only until they can be vetted. That should count.
And, there are exceptions -in the EO for various hardship cases, etc.
Vyx says
So, Democrats are vested in protecting terrorists, not American citizens.
Please remember that in November when it’s time to vote.
Ronald says
Quite right. The court is regarding saving businesses rather than people’s lives
William says
That Justice Department attorney Michelle Bennett should be fired for incompetence.
terry says
Sorry, I disagree- cannot predict any/every question that might be asked-not like Hillary Clinton and the first debate- had all questions in advance ( but one) and she blew up at that- as could not give a coherent answer.
The number of refugees form these 7 countries arrested should be irrelevant.
William says
If the number of refugees arrested from those countries should be irrelevant, then why didn’t she tell the judge that, instead of telling him she didn’t have an answer?
Oliver says
Ask her; she answered honestly- that she did not have an answer- ( at the moment). And, it was Terry’s view ( I agree) that the number from the 7 countries who are/were arrested is irrelevant-NOT THE ATTORNEY’S.
Richard Paulsen says
Love democrat´s hate.
underbed cat says
Since the lawyer was unable to provide a list of terrorsts incidents from the travel ban countries during the hearing, could he have asked for time to gather the incidents, did the lawyer have right to pause the hearing.? Now going forward to the Supreme Court, can this evidence be presented. Where in the Constiution does it state we have to protect the rights of foriegn States/Countries to have dominance in our courts. How many Judges have recieved funds for foreign countries or have visited mosques as part of outreach to deceive. Did the lawyer for Trump explain how there has been no effective vetting of immigrants, visa holders,( and fake visa’a) refugees for islamic terrroism, since Bush and when Obama purged all words to describe terrorism from HLS that were explicitly stated and described in the orginal 9/11 Commision Report and were requested by CAIR who frequently claims to condemn terrorism, to be removed which they deemed offensive and were purged. All of the of the countries on the travel ban are members of the OIC claim it promotes sharia law, unconstitutional to promote another legal system, in the U.S., which is an insurgency in the U.S. courtesy of Islamic slander laws which denies facts and truths of terror to acquire an Islamic worldwide caliphate. That is submission.
Somebody says
Where is SAUDI, QATAR, UAE, PAKISTAN, OMAN, TURKEY ??
🙂
NO PASSARAN; YOU CAN NOT FOOL US.
This issue is bigger than the american internal politics.. Do not play with people’s perceptions..
Somebody says
& JORDAN
terry says
These seven-as said elsewhere by myself and others- were LISTED BY OBAMA, IN 2015 & 2016 -AS PER HIS INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.
Read the EO. Somewhere in JW.
Somebody says
Yes but this is the problem, because obama’s plan so called “Greater Middle East” project can not continue.. It is the worst project ever existed.
I need to ask why people are still behind this project? The project belongs to the Establishment.. Refuse the project and get out from middle east. I think there are 2 governing factors in USA, 1 establishment is permanent and 2 presidency, can change in 4 yrs, but doesn’t have enough power to change the first one’s politics.
The issue is much deeper than the moronic islam.. Also EU countries are the same..
Expat88 says
All of those countries have functioning governments and therefore people from those places can be theoretically vetted. It is not to say that they are still not problematic, however.
StacyGirl says
Wrong. Syria? Iraq? The constitutional answer is that the president can ban these people for any reason whatsoever. But to say these craphioles where bogus passports are manufactured can be trusted is mindless. We all know admitting muslims with credentialsed papetscis a huge risk, just like the poison M&M.
common sense says
Robart is a dangerous lefty thug. Think about who this benefits.
BTW- Iran received its 359 metric tons of “yellow cake” uranium from Russia yesterday.
https://youtu.be/Mo8iDwWtOEE
isabella van der westhuizen says
10 Somalians, six Iraqis, one Yemeni, two Sudanese, two Iranians and two Libyans walk into a bar
Angemon says
And this is why the red herrings of “but no one from one of those countries ever did a terrorist attack on US soil” or “9/11 WUZ SAUDIS, PAKI HID OBL” were doomed from the get go.
underbed cat says
The relationship Obama had with Pakistan Karzi was very diplomatic, long term and clever Just close enough to the Pakistan military base for a little fresh air stroll. Nah…that wouldn’t happen.
terry says
Iran also -on its missiles- (including those in violation of the ” agreement” all (or almost all) say DEATH TO AMERICA.
And mobs (I mean groups-spontaneous, of course) scream DEATH TO AMERICA.
And Iran makes heroes out of terrorists.
But to these assholes, and their supporters, this is immaterial
They should be the first killed- by terrorists. Along with their families, but their wives and children raped first-in front of them
somehistory says
Those judges and politicians and media who wish to live with moslims, every one a potential terrorist due to the evil fodder they consume on a daily basis, should just go to live in one of the 57 countries where the majority of the citizens are moslim. They could then be surrounded as they wish to be by slaves to the beast of satan. They could… moslims, judges and politicians and media… all bow down together. And then all of those still not *converted* fully, could become the victims they wish to see here.
mortimer says
Only a US citizen has a RIGHT to enter the US. No alien has a right to enter the US.
gee says
Most telling – “a Palestinian, born in Iraq, who came to the U.S. as a refuge” WTF? This is part of the problem of the Middle East.
Some moron whose great grandparent once saw the Palestine Mandate is born a refugee.
They’re Islamofascist colonists and need to be returned to ARABIA