House Republicans are pressing DHS and FBI to release details on eight ISIS-linked migrant men who were arrested after crossing the southern border. They highlight security failures and the potential threat to national security posed by terrorists exploiting the border.
Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are questioning DHS Secretary Mayorkas about migrants on the Terrorist Watch List being released into the US. Cases of suspected terrorists being apprehended at the border and in the interior have raised concerns about national security.
Awet Hagos, an illegal migrant from Yemen, was found on a terrorist watch list following a barricade situation in Gates County, North Carolina.