Immigration security

REVEALED: Egyptian terrorist who opened fire on cops in Pennsylvania was in US on family visa as Homeland Security agrees with Trump and says chain migration IS a terror risk

A shooting spree on cops in Pennsylvania has been deemed a 'terror attack' as authorities revealed the gunman had entered the U.S. on a 'family-based immigrant visa'.

The Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday that chain migration is a terror risk and is responsible for letting two terrorism suspects into the US.

Acting Press Secretary Tyler Houlton released a statement on Twitter saying the DHS 'can confirm the suspect involved in a terror attack in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and another suspect arrested on terror-related money laundering charges were both beneficiaries of extended family chain migration.'

Chain migration is the process by which an immigrant gains legal entry into the US via sponsorship by a family member who is already a legal resident or citizen. 

The Trump administration has launched a campaign against the process in favor of a more merit-based structure, favoring education and job potential as factors.