Thousands of Suspected Terrorists Try to Enter America Each Year

Thousands of Suspected Terrorists Try to Enter America Each Year
The U.S.–Mexico border, where the border barrier is a small barbed wire fence, west of Nogales, Ariz., on May 23, 2018. The U.S. is on the right side of the fence. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
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WASHINGTON—Every day, an average of 10 known or suspected terrorists are prevented from entering the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). These are individuals flagged on a U.S. terror watch list; most are encountered at airports or even while still overseas as they apply for a visa.

On top of that, 3,000 “special-interest” aliens were apprehended at the southwest border last year, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Jan. 4.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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