(StraightShooterNews.com) – Even though Democrats are fiercely downplaying the risks of Joe Biden’s open border policies, it has been revealed that more than 50 terrorists are on the loose on American soil.
The Department of Homeland Security has discovered that this group of people were part of over 400 migrants that an ISIS-linked human smuggling network transported to the U.S. from Central Asia and other regions.
Officials reported that while over 150 of these migrants have been arrested, the locations of about 50 others are still unaccounted for.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively seeking to arrest those still at large, primarily for immigration violations.
A senior official from the Biden administration explained the urgency of the situation, stating, “In this case, it was the information that suggested a potential tie to ISIS because of some of the individuals involved in [smuggling migrants to the border] that led us to want to take extra care.”
The same official emphasized the need to “exercise our authority in the most expansive and appropriate way to mitigate risk because of this potential connection being made.”
Most of these 400-plus migrants had entered the U.S. through the southern border and were initially released by Customs and Border Protection as they were not flagged on the government’s terrorism watchlist, as per the information from three unnamed officials.
The backdrop of recent terrorist activities, including attacks by ISIS and its branch ISIS-K in Russia, has escalated concerns.
This has led the Department of Homeland Security to closely monitor migrants arriving from regions like Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Russia, where ISIS-K has shown activity.
From October 2020 to May 2024, over 1,500 migrants from Tajikistan alone entered the U.S., based on leaked border data.
Most migrants who are caught at the border usually claim asylum and are allowed to stay in the country while they await a court hearing.
The connection to ISIS-K became particularly alarming following a devastating attack on a Moscow concert hall by Tajik nationals, who killed 145 and injured many others on March 22.
Former FBI counterterrorism section chief Christopher O’Leary expressed his concern to NBC, saying, “The fact that the whereabouts were unknown is clearly alarming.”
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