After referencing the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) said some people “evade law enforcement” and cross the U.S. border to harm the United States. He said he was concerned that he was planning to do so. He asked if FBI Director Christopher Wray shared that concern.
Ray: “Yes.” answered In the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing.
Ray later Said There are “numerous threats emanating from our borders.” He said there were concerns that the issue “could be a vulnerability” that terrorist groups could “exploit”.
“From the FBI’s perspective, we’re seeing a wide range of very dangerous threats emanating from the border,” Wray said in a press conference with Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio earlier in the hearing. ” He mentioned drug trafficking, saying violent crimes are being committed by gangs involved in distributing fentanyl.
However, according to Ray, remarks “We cannot and will not ignore the possibility of another 9/11-style coordinated attack by a foreign terrorist organization,” the FBI director said in a speech earlier this month in preparation for the delivery at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. “While we do not intend to do so, our most pressing concern is that individuals or small groups may take perverse inspiration from events in the Middle East and carry out attacks here at home.”
Senate Intelligence Committee holds hearing on global threats | Full videowww.youtube.com
Border security is critical to public safety. As Republican Congressman Andy Biggs of Arizona pointed out: Tweet Last month, he said, “All crimes committed by illegal immigrants are 100% preventable. They should never have come to our country in the first place.”
“Last weekend, USBP agents in the Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Del Rio, and Rio Grande Valley areas arrested five child sex offenders whose criminal histories include sexual assault of a 15-year-old and aggravated child abuse. including sexual assault,” U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens noted on social media Monday. post.
in post “So far this fiscal year, USBP has arrested 215 gang members. Paisas (47), MS-13 (30) and Surenos (26) are the top three gangs,” he said on Tuesday. .
subscribe Visit BlazeTV to watch Blaze Originals’ new documentary “Texas vs. The Feds: How The Elites Use The Border Crisis Against Us”
Do you like Blaze News? Avoid censorship and sign up for our newsletter to get articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. Register here!
