Terror watchlisted Afghan national arrested during migrant surge.

Breaking News: Terror Watchlist Suspect Crosses into US Illegally

Details of the Incident

An Afghan national whose name is on the terror watchlist managed to cross into the United States illegally just hours before Title 42 expired last week. According to Fox News, the suspect crossed the border with a group of migrants near Otay Mesa, California. Border Patrol agents took the migrants to a processing station, where a fingerprint scan revealed that the Afghan was a match on the Terrorist Screening Database. The FBI was then notified, confirmed the results, and began an investigation.

The Current Situation

This incident comes amid a surge of migrants illegally crossing the border. Since Title 42 expired on Thursday, thousands of migrants have entered the country, where they’ve been released by the Biden administration. The days leading up to the end of Title 42 saw record numbers of migrant crossings. More than 67,700 apprehensions occurred along the border last week, not including at least 15,780 gotaways, according to Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz.

Warnings Ignored

Officials had warned before the expiration that 700,000 migrants were waiting in Mexico to cross. Despite these warnings, at least 10,000 migrants were apprehended by agents on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday—the highest daily numbers on record.

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