Three Palestinian terror suspects were reportedly detained crossing over the southern border into the United States as agents warn they do not have the resources to fully vet migrants.
Sources told The New York Post that border agents detained three Palestinian migrants who illegally crossed the southern border earlier this month.
One migrant was said to have ‘salacious photos’ on their phone including a picture of a masked man holding an AK-47 rifle.
Border Patrol agents told The Post they do not have the tools to fully vet migrants and people with connections to terrorist organizations are slipping through the cracks.
‘I wanted to get into Border Patrol and protect from terrorists. And it’s like, well, I probably let terrorists in the country,’ said one border agent.
Three Palestinian terror suspects were reportedly detained in the San Diego sector crossing (pictured) over the southern border into the United States
Hamas’s deadly raids on southern Israel on October 7 (pictured) have stoked fears that fighters from anti-Israel armed groups may try to attack the United States
‘Knowing who these guys are, we have, like, no access to anything international. Like, we really don’t and it kind of sucks.’
Three Palestinian migrants and one Turkish migrant are reportedly part of a group that turned themselves in to agents at the San Diego sector and were found to have possible ties to terrorist organizations.
It is unknown which organizations they are affiliated with, but border agents in the San Diego sector have been warned to be on the lookout for individuals with ties to Palestinian terrorist groups.
A bulletin from the San Diego Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office urged guards to be on the lookout for members of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Hamas’s deadly raids on southern Israel on October 7 have stoked fears that fighters from anti-Israel armed groups may try to attack the Jewish state’s main global backer — the US.
Border agents in the San Diego sector have been warned to be on the lookout for individuals with ties to Palestinian terrorist groups such as Hamas (pictured)
‘Individuals inspired by, or reacting to, the current Israel-Hamas conflict may attempt travel to or from the area of hostilities in the Middle East via circuitous transit across the Southwest border,’ said the memo.
The one-pager urges CBP guards to be on the lookout for ‘fighters motivated by ideology’ from the Middle East who are passing through Mexico into the US.
It features the logos sometimes worn by members of Hamas, which controls Gaza, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese militia.
They should focus on single, military-age men and look out for the patches, weapons, or camouflage gear.
Guards should ask them about their plans to return to the Middle East, whether they have military training, or any associations they have with Israel or Palestinian areas.
