“Between Jan. 20 and Dec. 27, 2021, there were 23 encounters with individuals whose names matched on the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB),” Fox News reported.
“Four were in the Rio Grande Valley Sector, 4 in Del Rio Sector, 3 in El Paso Sector, 2 in Tucson Sector, 2 in Yuma Sector, 4 in El Centro Sector and 4 in San Diego Sector,” the report added, noting the information was obtained in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted in December.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) took to Twitter to call out the report, stating, “If Border Patrol stopped 23 people on the terrorist watchlist last year, that begs the question: Who are we not catching?”
If Border Patrol stopped 23 people on the terrorist watchlist last year, that begs the question: Who are we not catching?https://t.co/BlFSAykmQG
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) April 18, 2022
