The US-Mexico border has seen an alarming increase in activity, with potential national security implications for the United States. Yesterday, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) flagged the potential for encounters with foreign fighters from groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad at the southern border.
Border Patrol agents apprehended this year 169 individuals on the terror watchlist, surpassing the total of the previous six years. Furthermore, they encountered 269,735 migrants at the southern border in September, the single highest month ever recorded. This situation is aggravated by an estimated 1.6 million "known gotaways" detected but not apprehended in the past five years.
The federal government's policy of allowing more asylum seekers in than the Border Patrol can manage has led to communities being overwhelmed. Over 22,000 migrants were dropped into San Diego County within six weeks by Border Patrol agents.
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