Ex-CIA deputy director sounds the alarm about terror threat posed by open border
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Former CIA Deputy Director Mike Morrell warned the Biden administration may need to use emergency authorities to keep terrorists from crossing the border.
"But with U.S. Customs and Border Protection reporting close to 200,000 encounters with migrants at this border each month so far in 2024, and with thousands of people each week crossing the border undetected, the government will need to take additional action — including the use of national emergency authorities — to ensure that terrorists are not exploiting this overwhelmed channel to enter the country," they said. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
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