Evict Dangerous Illegals Before the Next Attack

Written by David E. Smith

In the wake of the Washington, D.C. terror attack on two members of the West Virginia National Guard, Americans may finally be waking up to the reality that unvetted illegal immigrants pose a clear and present danger to our communities and to law and order. For years, warnings about open-border policies were dismissed as political posturing. Now the consequences are undeniable—and in this case, deadly.

While federal officials carefully tell the media they are “still investigating the motive,” multiple eyewitness accounts and reports leave little to no doubt: the shooter, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack near the White House on November 26, 2025. His act of terror—committed in the name of his god—killed one soldier and seriously injured another.

• U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from her injuries. 
• Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition, fighting for his life after being shot multiple times.

America is facing a national-security crisis of our own making. After years of open-border neglect, millions of inadmissible aliens and hundreds of thousands of visa overstays have entered our country with little or no vetting. Criminals, cartels, and even terrorists have taken advantage of this chaos, slipping into American communities that were never given the chance to protect themselves.

Recent developments only reinforce the danger. According to reporting from One America News Network, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has now launched a “full-scale, rigorous re-examination” of every green card issued to immigrants from 19 “countries of concern.” This sweeping review follows the D.C. attack — allegedly committed by an Afghan national admitted under prior weak vetting procedures. When even the Biden Administration is forced to revisit thousands of cases because the risk is too high to ignore, the problem is far worse than Washington has admitted.

But the threat isn’t limited to isolated incidents or administrative failures. A recent article in The New American, written by an ex-Muslim warning America about ideological infiltration, should serve as a wake-up call. Immigration is not merely about labor or humanitarian aid; it is also about worldview. Some newcomers genuinely seek freedom. Others, however, bring with them deeply ingrained ideological commitments — including hostility toward Christians, Jews, women, Western law, and democratic norms. Pretending that every migrant arrives eager to embrace American values is not compassion — it is naiveté.

The author’s warning is simple: when a nation imports large numbers of people from radicalized or unstable regions without serious background checks or ideological screening, it inevitably imports the problems of those regions as well. Europe learned this the hard way. America is now heading down the same path.

For my family and many others, this issue has nothing to do with hostility toward immigrants. My wife is an immigrant who loves this country, its founding principles, and its Christian heritage. In fact, I firmly believe that she—and countless naturalized citizens like her—cherish the United States, the U.S. Constitution, and our republic far more deeply than many native-born leftists who take our freedoms for granted.

This is about protecting the innocent and exercising basic, God-given prudence. Democrats and their allies in the media may not like some of the rhetoric and social media posts made by President Donald J. Trump, but millions of Americans are grateful that he is finally taking steps to reverse years of open-border negligence. Those who entered illegally—those who would never pass a serious background check—should be returned to their home countries. That is not cruelty. It is the bare minimum required for national security.

Scripture teaches that civil authorities are appointed by God to restrain evil (Romans 13:3-4). When government rewards lawbreaking, neglects justice, or exposes its citizens to preventable harm, it fails in its God-given duty. Protecting the weak, upholding lawful order, and punishing wrongdoing are moral imperatives.

Yet for years, our leaders in Washington D.C. have chosen optics over oversight. The results are predictable:

• Criminal networks flourishing under chaotic border conditions
• Terror suspects entering undetected
• Radical ideologues embedding themselves in American communities
• Innocent citizens assaulted, trafficked, or even murdered by individuals who never should have been here

No serious nation tolerates such failures. No compassionate society allows preventable suffering to continue simply because political elites are afraid of being called names.

USCIS’s new review is a step in the right direction — but review alone is not enough. Dangerous individuals must be removed. Visa overstays must be enforced. Illegal entry must lead to swift deportation, not special treatment. America has every right — and every moral duty — to defend itself.

The safety of American families must come before the political sensitivities of D.C. bureaucrats and the hand-wringing of the woke media. We can no longer afford to ignore the mounting risks. Deporting dangerous illegal immigrants is not optional—it is essential to safeguarding public safety, stabilizing our nation, and preserving the future of our constitutional Republic.

This is the moment for clarity, courage, and action. The longer we wait, the more dangerous our future becomes.

Read more:

Afghan Refugees Killed 55 People, Wounded 92 in U.S.
(Front Page Magazine)

An Ex-Muslim’s Warning to America
(The New American)