A reported leak from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said that thousands of “special interest aliens” have been apprehended by Border Patrol since 2021.
“Special interest aliens” are individuals who are from countries linked to terrorism.
According to the leak, border agents caught over 6,000 individuals from Afghanistan, over 3 thousand from Egypt, 659 from Iran, and 538 from Syria.
Thousands of other individuals were from Uzbekistan, Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Mauritania.
In July, 216 migrants were apprehended after their identities matched with those on the terror watch list.
In 2022, 165 individuals were apprehended after being listed on the terror watch list.
According to officials, the number of individuals on the terror watch list found crossing the border is consistent with the number of people trying to flee countries of conflict for the United States.
NEW: Internal CBP data provided & confirmed by CBP sources reveals thousands of “special interest aliens” from mostly Middle Eastern countries have been apprehended by Border Patrol while crossing into U.S. illegally over last 2 years.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 10, 2023
Syria: 538
Yemen: 139
Iran: 659
Iraq: 123…
Reporting from The Blaze:
Officials said last month that domestic terrorists will continue to be a threat throughout 2023 and that the number of those radicalized in the U.S. "will remain high but unchanged." However, the worry over terrorism around the world has recently increased since Hamas' attacks against Israel. Though the attacks took place in the Middle East, there have been many Palestinians throughout Europe who were seen waving the Palestinian flag and cheering on the attacks over the weekend.
