Record Number of Illegal Immigrants on FBI Terror Watchlist Apprehended Along Southern Border

‘Open borders make us less safe and vulnerable to terrorism. We can’t allow terrorists to sneak into our country and do us harm’: US Rep.

People wait in the Rio Grande for an opening in the razor wire barrier, to illegally cross into the United States at Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sept. 25, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration’s border policies have again come under criticism after border officials announced on Saturday a record number of illegal immigrants on the FBI’s terror watchlist were apprehended in the past 12 months.

According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics, 18 people on the federal terrorist watchlist were encountered between ports of entry at the southern border in September, bringing to a total of 169 such encounters in fiscal year 2023 ending on Sept. 30.