This is clearly intended to be a scare story. I'm sure, lots of information was left out - especially about his 'time abroad' and other associations. I assure you that DHS does not have 'agents' that investigate people who check out library books.

I thought this was obvious but I didn't say it because I thought it detracted from the humor of the story. Apparently it isn't obvious.

[IP] DHS response to story of UMass senior who requested book