British Terrorist Situation in Texas Underscores Failures of Current Intelligence and Immigration Systems
avatar By Matthew Tragesser January 19, 2022 1 Comment
This past weekend, Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national, took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue before he was killed by an FBI Hostage Rescue Team.
Akram was allowed entry to the United States despite having an extensive criminal record that neither U.S. intelligence nor British intelligence agencies flagged. The situation underscores several failures of intelligence and immigration systems currently in place.
Five weeks ago, Akram landed in the United States at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. He likely entered to the country under the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The program allows citizens of 40 countries that are considered low national security threats and have low levels of illegal immigration the ability to travel to the U.S. without obtaining a visa or in-person screening.
Akram qualified for this program despite having an extensive criminal record—with charges and/or red flags including:
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