The Border Patrol announced Monday that agents arrested two Yemeni men who were on the FBI's terrorist watch list over the past two months, confirming Republican lawmakers' reports that terrorism suspects were attempting to sneak into the country as part of the migrant surge.
One of the men was nabbed last week near Calexico, California, after he jumped the border.
The 26-year-old was found to be on both the FBI's terrorism watch list and the No-Fly list.
The Border Patrol didn't release names but did publish pictures online.
Republicans during a visit to the border last month said they had heard from agents that terrorist suspects were using the migrant surge to attempt to cross.
Business Insider called the claims "Fear-mongering," and questioned the validity of the watch list itself.
The Washington Times has reported on several cases where members of designated terrorist organizations penetrated the border, and on the networks that exist to siphon people from terrorism-connected countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan to South America and then up to the U.S..
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/5/border-patrol-arrests-two-terrorist-suspects-calif/
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