Bennie Thompson: “Many of our tips to uncover active terrorist plots in the United States have come from the Muslim community.”

At a time when DHS is rightly warning about an elevated threat environment from terrorists and cartels, we should be focused on plugging security gaps rather than senselessly creating new ones.

Essentially turning them into 'jails,' which the Mississippi Democrat says would constitute a misuse of the facilities.

That kind of talent, you just don't find it every day.

Suffice to say, disaster response is no joke.