Authorities have arrested 16 suspected terrorists across the country, according to the New York Post.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified 400 migrants who were smuggled into the US through networks linked to ISIS. according to According to the New York Post, as of June 26, authorities were still searching for 50 of those people, a situation made worse by the 90 terrorism suspects who had been arrested at the southern border as of June 20 of this year.
The New York Post reported that the agency tracked 16 suspects from California to North Carolina who had been hiding out in the recent influx of migrants, and who were subsequently identified by investigations by the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The map shows 16 terrorism suspects who were arrested across the country after being allowed into the country due to federal missteps. “Wake-up calls are ringing.” https://t.co/tVVG3AF4hw pic.twitter.com/v3pIdiFxPs
— New York Post (@nypost) July 11, 2024
Seamus Hughes, a terrorism expert at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, expressed concern about the scale of these breaches, noting that this is a systemic problem, not an isolated incident. “It's a wake-up call and a major concern for law enforcement,” Hughes told the New York Post.
One of the more notable terrorism suspects arrested was Colombian national Carlos Obedo Yepes Bedoya, who was arrested in Texas just before former President Donald Trump visited Eagle Pass. Yepes Bedoya, who is on a terrorism watch list, was suspected of having ties to an unidentified terrorist organization, according to the media report. (Related article: Sanctuary cities crack down on shelter programs after rolling out the red carpet for illegal immigrants)
In this photo taken on July 9, 2024, people fleeing Lashio in a convoy flee their homes after clashes between the Myanmar military and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) on the road from Lashio to Taunggyi in northern Shan State, Myanmar. Myanmar's ethnic minority fighters said on July 10 they had taken control of the town along a main trade highway to China after days of clashes with junta forces. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
A coordinated, multistate effort led to the arrest in June of eight Tajik nationals who had crossed the border near San Diego six months earlier. An initial investigation found no terrorism ties, but further investigations revealed they had discussed bomb-making while in the U.S., the media reported.
A potentially disastrous incident was averted in Virginia when a suspected Jordanian terrorist attempted to enter Marine Corps Base Quantico. The suspect, along with a compatriot, tried to force his way in but was thwarted by security guards on alert. The New York Post reports that the suspect, Basel Basel Ebadi, openly admitted to his intentions to make a bomb when he was apprehended at the border in El Paso, Texas.
