Weekly Security Digest - April 15, 2018 - a podcast by Secure America Now

Welcome to the Weekly Security Digest, a weekend publication of the critical national security stories you might have missed.

Here are the headlines.

Illegal Immigration to America is Rising Again

As reported by The Economist

DHS announced that Border Patrol agents apprehended 37,393 people in March, an increase of more than 200% on the previous year.

The number of unaccompanied children caught entering illegally jumped by 300%, and the number of families detained while attempting the journey surged by nearly 700%.

On April 4th President Trump announced plans to deploy 2,000 to 4,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border to support federal law enforcement.

He has continued to tout his achievements. “We’re toughening up at the border” he told a crowd in West Virginia on April 5th. “We’re throwing them out by the hundreds.

Pompeo supports Trump plan to 'fix' Iran deal

As reported by The Hill

Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo said Thursday he shares President Trump’s views on “fixing” the Iran nuclear deal or withdrawing by May 12.

The Trump administration is negotiating with European allies for a follow-on deal that addresses three issues Trump sees with the Iran deal:

several provisions sunset, inspectors can’t demand to see some military sites and it does not address other activities of interest by Iran, such as its ballistic missile program and support of terrorists.

If European officials do not agree to the new deal, Trump has said he will not renew sanctions waivers on May 12, essentially withdrawing the United States from the international accord.

National Guard Troops Have Already Begun Patrolling the U.S.-Mexico Border

As reported by TIME

National Guard troops have begun their deployment along the Southern border, marking a swift realization of President Donald Trump’s call for a boosted border presence until his long-promised border wall is constructed.

Each of the four states that border Mexico has agreed to send National Guard troops to patrol the region.

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and yes, even California.

Israel and Iran Are Headed for a Collision in Syria

As reported by the Atlantic

The routing of ISIS and the reestablishment of Bashar al-Assad's rule across much of the state of Syria is facilitating the expansion of Iran’s influence—indeed its de facto takeover—in much of the country.

And with each passing day the sensation in Israel, of standing alone against the Iranian gambit to turn Syria into an Iranian forward base, grows more intense.

U.S. Considered Blacklisting Two Banks Over North Korea Ties

As reported by Bloomberg

U.S. officials alarmed by public displays of North Korea’s nuclear and missile technology last summer considered taking the provocative step of blacklisting two of China’s biggest banks from the U.S. financial system for doing business with North Korea, three people familiar with the matter said.

But the idea of a U.S. ban was soon shelved, primarily because of fears that punishing lenders of that size might send shock waves through the global financial system, the people said.

After conducting an economic impact analysis, officials worried about potential systemic damage and retaliatory measures from China, they explained

Iranians Panic - "Can't Find Dollars" After Government Enforces Currency Controls

As reported by Zero Hedge

The Iranian Rial crash to a record low 60,000 per US Dollar, having lost more than a third of its value in the last six months.

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