The threat is real. The number of terror-watchlisted encountered at our Southern Border has increased over the last two years. The exact number is sensitive and details about these cases are extremely sensitive.
I am sure all Americans would agree that one terrorist reaching our borders is one too many. These are just the terror suspects we know about who reach our border.
Thousands of terror-watchlisted individuals transit our hemisphere each year, and we work with law enforcement, the intel community, and allies to keep them from using illicit pathways to reach the U.S.
What’s more, last year at our Southern Border @DHSgov encountered more than 3,000 Special Interest Aliens – individuals with suspicious travel patterns who may pose a national security threat.
These are *the* facts. And we need a secure border to protect our country dhs.gov/news/2019/01/0…
