A group of Republicans has called for a briefing on the discovery of an alleged Hamas terrorist in Louisiana. In a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Republicans demanded that they be “informed about any additional terrorist threats in our state due to President Biden’s dangerous and deadly immigration policies,” as the Hamas-linked individual entered the country under the previous administration.
The letter, written by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy, and Representatives Clay Higgins and Julia Letlow, all Luisiana Republicans, expressed concern over the alleged terrorist’s discovery.
“We appreciate the job you are doing to keep Americans safe here at home and write you as members of the Louisiana congressional delegation to request a briefing regarding how Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi came to reside in Lafayette, Louisiana, after entering the United States in 2024 during the Biden Administration’s dangerous open borders policy,” the leaders wrote, noting that “Al-Muhtadi is alleged to have participated in the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorist attacks against Israel and to have entered the United States the following year after falsely concealing his affiliations on his visa application.”
In a statement accompanying the letter, Scalise said, in part, that it is “disgusting that Democrats’ failed open border policies allowed this to happen, putting our national security and the lives of Louisiana families at great risk.”
Al-Muhtadi’s presence in the United States was discovered in February 2025 through the work of a task force dedicated to identifying and prosecuting individuals connected to October 7, the Department of Justice explained.
