Border Patrol agents arrested 50 illegal aliens on terrorist watch lists from October to December, according to federal data updated Friday.
The total number of migrants who crossed the southern border between October and December exceeded 785,000, of whom more than 629,000 were in the country illegally. according to to the data. After the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, federal authorities warned Border Patrol agents that terrorists from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah were crossing the southern border, according to an internal memo obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. They warned people to be on guard against the possibility of them entering the United States. (Related article: 'It's dynamic': ICE director asks Congress to come up with more cash for detention beds that will leave thousands vacant)
Between fiscal years 2017 and 2020, there were 30 encounters with people on the Border Patrol's terrorist watch list, according to federal data. In fiscal 2023, there were 172 cases.
From October to December, the Border Patrol placed 50 immigrants on its terrorist watch list.
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“Encounters of people on the watch list at the border are extremely rare and highlight the important work that CBP agents and personnel do on the front lines every day. “Combined with our trained personnel, ground and air surveillance systems, and robust intelligence and information-sharing networks, we work tirelessly to secure our borders.” CBP To tell About encounters with people on terrorist watch lists.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced in December that it had denied entry to an Iranian national with ties to terrorism after he twice tried to enter the United States through the northern border.
“SDS surveillance subjects encountered by the United States Border Patrol (USBP) after entering the country without inspection will be detained and removed to the extent possible under CBP policy, or subject to subsequent detention or law enforcement enforcement as appropriate. It may be turned over to another government agency for action,'' CBP added.
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