{"id":2086215,"date":"2023-11-01T03:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T07:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-raise-terror-alarm-after-illegal-immigrants-caught-with-explosive-devices\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T03:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T07:10:15","slug":"republicans-raise-terror-alarm-after-illegal-immigrants-caught-with-explosive-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-raise-terror-alarm-after-illegal-immigrants-caught-with-explosive-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans sound alarm over illegal immigrants caught with explosives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-raise-terror-alarm-after-illegal-immigrants-caught-with-explosive-devices%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2086215&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Republican Senators Sound Alarm on Biden&#8217;s Border Policies<\/h2>\n<p>Republican senators have raised concerns about the Biden administration&#8217;s\u200b border policies after Border Patrol \u200cagents apprehended illegal border \u200bcrossers \u2062carrying explosive devices that Senator John Barrasso described as &#8220;tailor-made for terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>During a press conference\u2063 on October 31,\u200c Senator Barrasso, along with Senators John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, and Pete Ricketts, shared their findings from a recent visit to the U.S.\u2013Mexico border. They\u2063 revealed that over 8 million illegal border crossings have occurred \u2062under President Biden&#8217;s watch, and the discovery of explosive devices on some border crossers poses\u200d an\u2063 increased risk of terrorist attacks\u200d on the homeland.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We have just returned from our southern border, and it is painfully clear that with \u2064Joe Biden&#8217;s open border policy, our country is really at an increased threat for a terrorist attack,&#8221;\u200d emphasized Mr. Barrasso.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-raise-terror-alarm-after-illegal-immigrants-caught-with-explosive-devices\/\" title=\"Republicans sound alarm over illegal immigrants caught with explosives\">agents seized illegal immigrants carrying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-whitmer-plot-suspects-now-face-weapon-of-mass-destruction-charges\/\" title=\"Three Whitmer Plot Suspects Now Face Weapon Of Mass Destruction Charges\">improvised explosive devices<\/a><\/a> that Senator Barrasso \u200bdescribed \u2063as the &#8220;size of cannonballs&#8221; and specifically designed for terrorism.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u2064Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/gop-senators-hold-press-conference-after-visit-to-southern-border-5520221?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">GOP Senators Hold Press Conference After Visit to Southern Border<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/gop-senators-hold-press-conference-after-visit-to-southern-border-5520221?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sheriffs-group-says-too-little-too-late-after-border-patrol-warns-hamas-terrorists-may-try-to-cross-us-mexico-border-5519791?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Sheriff\u2019s Group Says,\u200b \u2018Too \u200bLittle Too\u200b Late\u2019 After Border Patrol Warns Hamas Terrorists May Try to Cross US-Mexico Border<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sheriffs-group-says-too-little-too-late-after-border-patrol-warns-hamas-terrorists-may-try-to-cross-us-mexico-border-5519791?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) speaks to reporters in Washington on Oct. 4, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Illegal immigrants jump over the barbed wire fence into the United States from Mexico, in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2023. (Suzanne \u200bCordeiro\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During \u2063the press conference, Senator Ricketts highlighted President\u200d Biden&#8217;s &#8220;failed&#8221; border policies, revealing that 18 individuals on the\u2063 terrorist watchlist were apprehended while illegally\u2064 entering the United\u200c States in September, with 172 individuals caught last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To put this in perspective, in \u200cyears past, that number was single digits,&#8221; stated Senator Ricketts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re opening ourselves up for a terrorist \u2062attack.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h2>Terror Threat Rises<\/h2>\n<p> \u200c The FBI Director, Christopher\u2063 Wray, also warned of an increased terror threat against the United\u200d States and its citizens. He testified before Congress on October 31, stating that multiple foreign terrorist\u2063 organizations have called for attacks against Americans and the West since the Hamas attack on October 7. Mr. Wray emphasized the rising threat posed by &#8220;homegrown extremists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Wray compared the \u2063actions of Hamas and its allies\u2063 to the rise of ISIS several years ago, stating that their actions serve \u2064as inspiration for terrorist \u200battacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>However, the terror threat has been increasing for some time. The Department of\u200d Homeland Security (DHS) \u2064issued a terror alert earlier\u200c this year, warning of a &#8220;heightened threat environment&#8221; in the United States. The alert mentioned individuals with links to foreign\u200d terrorist organizations who may target schools, government facilities, or critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In\u200c September, a record-high of over 269,000 people were apprehended crossing the U.S.\u2013Mexico border illegally.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Senator Barrasso highlighted the severity of the situation, stating that the number of illegal border crossings has become so alarming that Homeland Security raised the terror threat level.\u2062 He also mentioned the significant number of &#8220;gotaways,&#8221; individuals who evade capture and hide to avoid detection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>According to the House Committee \u200con Homeland Security, there have been 1.7 million \u200c&#8221;gotaways&#8221; since President Biden took office.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Illegal immigrants walk through razor wire \u2062surrounding a makeshift\u2064 migrant camp after crossing the border from \u2063Mexico,\u200b in El Paso,\u200d Texas, on May 11, 2023. \u200b(John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Gotaways In Focus<\/h2>\n<p>DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, \u200cwho testified alongside Mr. Wray, acknowledged that \u2062over 600,000 illegal immigrants evaded capture during the 2023 fiscal year. He\u200d described the phenomenon of &#8220;gotaways&#8221; as a long-standing challenge for the Department of Homeland Security, emphasizing the broken immigration system.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Senator Ricketts placed the blame squarely on the Biden administration, stating that President Biden has created this crisis.<\/p>\n<p>During the press conference, Senator Cornyn\u200b highlighted the issue\u200b of unidentified &#8220;gotaways&#8221; and their potential reasons for evading law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ricketts emphasized \u2062that \u2062the restoration of the Trump-era &#8220;Remain in Mexico&#8221; policy would be \u2064the\u2063 most effective solution \u200bto\u2064 end the influx of illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Remain\u2063 in Mexico&#8221; program, also known as the \u200cMigrant Protection \u2062Protocols \u2062(MPP), required asylum-seekers \u200dto wait in Mexico for their U.S. court hearings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The \u200bWhite House did not\u2063 respond \u2064to\u200d requests for \u200bcomment regarding the statements blaming President Biden for the border crisis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In response \u2064to the\u200b latest illegal \u200bimmigration data from September, CBP stated that they have \u200ddeployed additional resources\u2064 and\u2063 will remain vigilant. CPB official Troy\u200b Miller affirmed their commitment to enforcing\u2064 consequences under U.S. immigration law and mentioned President\u2064 Biden&#8217;s supplemental funding request for additional resources to \u2062address the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>President \u2062Biden has called on\u200c Congress to approve $105 billion\u2062 in \u2062funding, with a significant portion allocated\u200b to \u2062support Israel and Ukraine. Approximately\u2062 $13.6 \u2063billion has been\u2063 designated for \u200cborder protection, including\u2062 the hiring of more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">border patrol agents<\/a> and asylum officers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062What are\u200b the implications of over 8\u200b million illegal \u2062border crossings under President Biden&#8217;s watch?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Republican Senators are raising concerns about the Biden administration&#8217;s border policies, citing \u2064the recent discovery of\u200c explosive devices on illegal border crossers. \u200bDuring a press conference on \u2062October 31, Senators \u2064John Barrasso, John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, and Pete Ricketts shared their findings from \u200da visit to the\u2063 U.S.-Mexico border.\u200d They revealed that over 8 million illegal\u200b border\u2063 crossings\u2064 have occurred under President \u2062Biden&#8217;s \u200dwatch,\u200c posing an increased risk of terrorist attacks on the homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Barrasso \u200cemphasized the threat to national security, stating, &#8220;With Joe Biden&#8217;s open border policy, our country is \u2062really at an increased threat for a terrorist attack.&#8221; The discovery of improvised explosive devices, described \u2062by Barrasso\u200c as the &#8220;size of cannonballs&#8221; and specifically designed for terrorism, \u200bhighlights the seriousness of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Senators&#8217; visit to\u200d the border sheds\u2064 light on the implications\u200c of President Biden&#8217;s border policies. The surge\u2063 in illegal border crossings not only \u2064puts a \u200cstrain on Border \u2063Patrol agents, but\u200c it also presents a potential security\u2063 threat. The presence of explosive devices on \u2063illegal\u200d border crossers indicates the possibility of terrorist organizations exploiting the \u200bporous border \u200bto bring \u200bharm to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The concern expressed by these Senators is indicative \u2063of a broader \u2063skepticism towards the Biden administration&#8217;s\u200b handling of border security. The\u2062 Republicans\u200d argue that a more robust and stringent approach is necessary to \u200bprotect national security and prevent potential\u200b terrorist\u2064 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, there \u2062have been\u2063 numerous reports highlighting the security\u2064 risks associated\u200c with the current border situation. This includes warnings from U.S. Customs \u2062and Border Protection (CBP) about Hamas \u2063terrorists potentially attempting to cross the US-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064Republican \u200bSenators&#8217; press conference comes at a crucial time\u200d when the administration is\u2062 under scrutiny for its \u2062handling of immigration and border security.\u2062 The issue of illegal \u200cimmigration has \u200dbeen a contentious\u2063 one, with Republicans and Democrats differing on the appropriate approach to\u200b address the challenges at the border.<\/p>\n<p>The concerns\u2062 raised\u2062 by Republican Senators highlight the need for a comprehensive and\u200d effective \u2062border policy that prioritizes national security\u200b while addressing the humanitarian aspects of immigration. It is crucial for the Biden\u2063 administration to address these concerns and take appropriate measures to ensure the safety and security of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate on\u2063 immigration policies continues, it is essential to find a balanced approach\u200b that both protects national security and upholds American values. The discovery of \u2064explosive devices on illegal border\u2064 crossers serves as a stark reminder of \u200cthe potential consequences of a\u2064 lax border policy.\u200b It is imperative for the Biden administration to reassess its approach and implement measures that prioritize the safety of the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican senators are concerned about the Biden administration&#8217;s border policies as Border Patrol agents apprehended illegal border crossers with explosive devices. Sen. 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