ICE sounds alarm on what migrants are failing to bring to border as fears mount after ISIS arrests
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Acting ICE Director Patrick Lechleitner was asked for his response to reports of eight Tajikistan nationals with ties to ISIS being apprehended at the southern border.
All eight Tajikistan nationals allegedly crossed the U.S. southern border illegally, and, according to a federal source familiar with the sting, no information was initially flagged with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during processing. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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The suspected terrorists were "fully vetted" and nothing was flagged, according to Fox News' federal source. The source said after the suspected terrorists were released into the U.S., information was flagged with national security concerns, including the individuals' ties to ISIS.