Border Patrol encountered 98 migrants on terror watchlist in 2022


A US Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of an agent in the Jacumba mountains on October 6, 2022 in Imperial County, California. - In the fiscal year 2022 the number of migrant apprehensions exceeded 2 million, a new record in US Border Patrol history, but these apprehensions include many repeat offenders. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
A US Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of an agent in the Jacumba mountains on October 6, 2022 in Imperial County, California. – In the fiscal year 2022 the number of migrant apprehensions exceeded 2 million, a new record in US Border Patrol history, but these apprehensions include many repeat offenders. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

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UPDATED 12:20 PM PT – Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Despite the Biden administration’s claims that the southern border is secure, Border Patrol Agents have encountered nearly 100 migrants whose names are on the terror watch list.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, 98 illegal migrants were on the terror watch list in the fiscal year 2022.

The CBP encountered over two million migrants at the southern border in the 2022 fiscal year. That number is a record high.

According to the Daily Caller, there has also been a 600% surge in particular interest migrants who are from countries with known terrorist organizations.





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