The Ben Franklin Fellowship, in partnership with the Center for Immigration Studies, hosted a high-level symposium on threats from Afghan migration. The discussion covered:

1) How Biden-era failures created the national security vulnerabilities that enabled the terrorist attack on our National Guard in November, as well as other attempted attacks by Afghan evacuees;

2) Remedial actions the Trump Administration is taking to mitigate the negligence of the Biden administration and protect the American people; and

3) Potential additional reforms that could magnify those efforts to prevent the next attack.

Speakers included:

• Representative Andy Biggs, Arizona's 5th district

• Andrew Veprek, Assistant Secretary of State for PRM

• Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies

• James Rogers, Senior Counsel, America First Legal Foundation

• Andrew “Art” Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies

• Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies, Center for Immigration Studies

• Simon Hankinson, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation