A Daily Caller News Foundation reporter warned during a Newsmax appearance Saturday morning that a “terrorist threat” had crossed the U.S. border.
A member of the Somalia-based Islamic extremist terrorist group al-Shabab was first captured at the U.S.-Mexico border and then released to the U.S. in January, according to a memo obtained by DCNF. was restrained. DCNF investigative reporter Jenny Tarr discussed the memo with “Wake Up America” weekend hosts Sarah Williamson and Michael Graham. (Related: 'The real problem': FOX News host reacts to DCNF report on terrorists captured and released into US by Biden administration)
“While we exclusively reported earlier this week that al-Shabab terrorists breached the southern border and were captured by Border Patrol in March and were actually released after being deemed unfit, this is completely ,” Tarr told Williamson. Graham.
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“He didn't match the terrorist watch list, but ICE discovered it in January and arrested this man just a few days ago in Minnesota. So there's a looming terrorist threat beyond the southern border. “There is no doubt that the Border Patrol was warned in a memo obtained after the October 7 attack that terrorists from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah could cross the border,” Tarr said. continued.
House Minority Leader Tom Emmer of Minnesota on Friday demanded an explanation from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the incident.
Tarr previously said that the CBP San Diego Field Office Intelligence Unit issued a memo in October warning that Islamic extremist terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad could enter the United States through the U.S.-Mexico border. It was reported that it was released.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it had encountered nearly 380,000 illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in the first two months of the 2024 fiscal year, which began in October. More than 2,000 illegal immigrants reportedly crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. 1, according to According to data released by authorities. CBP also reported 2,045,838 encounters in fiscal year 2023, 2,206,436 in fiscal year 2022, and 1,659,206 in fiscal year 2021.
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