Federal officials have sounded the alarm on the potential infiltration of members belonging to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah through the southern border, as highlighted in an internal memo dated Oct. 20, exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The San Diego Field Office Intelligence Division of Customs and Border Protection sent the memo warning about potential encounters with members linked to terrorist organizations in the US Southern border.
"San Diego Field Office Intelligence Unit assesses that individuals inspired by, or reacting to the current Israel-Hamas conflict may attempt travel to or from the area of hostilities in the Middle East via circuitous transit across the Southwest border," the memo reads.
" READ: In the fiscal year 2023, 736 known or suspected terrorists were apprehended at the U.S. border as of September 15, a month before the terror attack.
In fiscal year 2023, Border Patrol apprehended: 151 migrants with positive terrorism watchlist matches who entered the U.S. illegally along the southern border 216 people, including U.S. citizens, on the terrorist watchlist who had been stopped at the southern border More from to The Center Square: U.S. Customs and Border Protection published new data this weekend revealing that federal agents apprehended an additional 77 in the last two weeks of September.
A significant majority - 66% - were apprehended at the northern border, 487.
Over the years, he tirelessly championed the cause, underscoring the paramount importance of securing the borders to ensure the safety and security of American citizens.
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