As the 2025 holiday season ramps up, a new USGOV intelligence bulletin warns that the terror threat to soft targets—Christmas markets, parades, houses of worship, and New Year’s celebrations—remains acutely elevated on both sides of the Atlantic. Lone offenders and small cells, inspired by ISIS, al-Qaida, domestic violent extremists, or a toxic mix of all three, are judged the most likely danger, armed with simple weapons: knives, guns, vehicles, or even hoax threats meant to sow panic and bleed resources. Meanwhile, in a historic move, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has slammed the brakes on all pending asylum applications nationwide and paused green cards, citizenship, and travel documents for nationals of 19 high-risk countries. The directive also triggers mandatory re-vetting—including in-person interviews—for potentially hundreds of thousands of entrants since 2021. We break down the new intel report, the European hot spots, the policy earthquake in immigration enforcement, and what it all actually means for your safety this December. An expanded written version of this report can be found in this week’s Threat Journal newsletter. You can subscribe for free by visiting www.ThreatJournal.com. A link to this issue will be sent to you immediately via email. AlertsUSA Homepage http://www.AlertsUSA.com – (Homeland Security Alerts for Mobile Devices) AlertsUSA on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alertsusa AlertsUSA on Twitter https://twitter.com/alertsusa Threat Journal on Twitter https://twitter.com/threatjournal Threat Journal Homepage https://www.ThreatJournal.com