Immigration Officials Confirm They Have a Suspected Terrorist in US Custody

‘NBC’s assertion that CBP knowingly released an individual on the terrorist watchlist is inaccurate,’ DHS said.

In an aerial view, immigrants wait for transport and processing after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on March 13, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that it does have a suspected Afghanistan terrorist in custody, but disputed an NBC report on Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) initially released him knowing who he was.

“NBC’s assertion that CBP knowingly released an individual on the terrorist watchlist is inaccurate and entirely inconsistent with our practice at the border,” said a DHS spokesperson in an email late Friday to The Epoch Times. Several other media outlets ran stories based exclusively on the NBC report.