The number of people on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database encountered between ports of entry at the southern border is on pace to eclipse last year's numbers.
National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto weighs in after Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz admitted to House Republicans that DHS does not have operational control of the entire southern border.at the southern border between ports of entry is on track to outpace the record number encountered last fiscal year, according to new data released by Customs and Border Protection this week.
There were only eight terror watch-list arrests between ports of entry between fiscal years 2017 and 2020, followed by 15 encounters in 2021.
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