{"id":2089491,"date":"2023-11-03T18:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drones-carrying-explosives-are-latest-threat-to-us-border-security-sen-chuck-grassley\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T18:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:23:54","slug":"drones-carrying-explosives-are-latest-threat-to-us-border-security-sen-chuck-grassley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drones-carrying-explosives-are-latest-threat-to-us-border-security-sen-chuck-grassley\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Chuck Grassley warns of drones as new threat to US border security."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdrones-carrying-explosives-are-latest-threat-to-us-border-security-sen-chuck-grassley%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=2089491&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>The Growing Threat of Bomb-Carrying \u2063Drones at the US-Mexico Border<\/h2>\n<p>Republican \u200dsenators \u200drecently\u200c uncovered \u2064a disturbing fact: some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-move-biden-admin-releasing-illegal-border-crossers-into-u-s-without-scheduling-court-dates-at-rgv-sector-fox-news-reports\/\" title=\"\u2018Unprecedented Move\u2019: Biden Admin Releasing \u2018Illegal Border Crossers\u2019 Into U.S. Without Scheduling Court Dates At RGV Sector, Fox News Reports\">illegal border crossers<\/a> were caught with explosives specifically designed for \u200bterrorism. This revelation has prompted Senator Chuck Grassley to raise concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-signals-classified-docs-of-interest-in-biden-impeachment-inquiry\/\" title=\"House GOP indicates interest in classified documents for Biden impeachment inquiry.\">potential national security threat posed<\/a> by drones\u200b carrying bombs.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to various agencies, including the Bureau of\u200c Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Customs and Border Protection\u200c (CBP), and Immigration and\u200c Customs Enforcement\u2019s (ICE)\u200c Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit, Grassley emphasized the \u200curgent need to address the out-of-control situation at the \u200csouthern border.<\/p>\n<p>Grassley pointed\u200c out that Mexican cartels \u2064are\u2062 already using weaponized drones \u200dto \u2062carry\u200c out\u2064 violent attacks and \u2062surveil U.S. \u200dlaw enforcement officers. He also highlighted the use of armed\u200d drones by Hamas in their recent attacks on Israeli\u200b communities, which resulted in numerous casualties.<\/p>\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 \u200cStories<\/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\/world\/phd-student-who-was-building-kamikaze-drone-for-isis-is-convicted-of-terror-offence-5500174?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">PhD \u200dStudent Who Was Building Kamikaze Drone for ISIS Is \u2062Convicted of Terror \u200cOffence<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/28\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/phd-student-who-was-building-kamikaze-drone-for-isis-is-convicted-of-terror-offence-5500174?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 \u200bGroup Says, \u2018Too \u2062Little\u2063 Too\u2062 Late\u2019 After Border Patrol Warns Hamas Terrorists May Try to Cross US-Mexico\u2063 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<p>Grassley emphasized the need to secure \u200cthe U.S. border from these national security threats, citing the recent attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah using weaponized drones. \u2064He \u2063also mentioned the\u2062 increased attacks\u2064 by Iran-backed militias against\u2064 U.S. forces in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Grassley expressed concerns about reports suggesting that \u200cHamas and Hezbollah operatives could attempt to enter the United States through the porous U.S.-Mexico border to carry out attacks \u200bon American soil.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    \u2064 &#8220;Recent reports warning of \u2063the risk \u200bthat Hamas and Hezbollah fighters could soon attempt to enter the U.S. through Mexico illustrates the immediate necessity to secure our southern border,&#8221; he wrote in his letter to the ATF chief, requesting information on seized weapons and any links to terrorist organizations.<br \/>\n\u200d<\/p>\n<h2>Terror\u2062 Threat Rises<\/h2>\n<p>    \u200c  According to U.S.\u2063 lawmakers\u200d and officials, including FBI Director Christopher Wray, the recent attacks by Hamas terrorists\u200d have elevated the terrorism threat\u200d to the United States. Wray expressed concerns about homegrown violent extremists drawing inspiration from \u200bthe Hamas\u2063 attacks\u200b and targeting Americans in their daily\u2062 lives.\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<p>A group\u2062 of Republican senators who visited\u200d the U.S.-Mexico \u2062border\u2063 recently voiced their \u200dconcerns about President Joe Biden&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-all-political-desantis-slams-biden-for-allegedly-allowing-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-without-covid-test-while-considering-domestic-travel-restrictions\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is All Political\u2019: DeSantis Slams Biden For Allegedly Allowing Illegal Aliens Into U.S. Without COVID Test While Considering Domestic Travel Restrictions\">open border policy<\/a>&#8221; potentially exposing the country to\u200b terror attacks. Senator John Barrasso highlighted the apprehension of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drones-carrying-explosives-are-latest-threat-to-us-border-security-sen-chuck-grassley\/\" title=\"Sen. Chuck Grassley warns of drones as new threat to US border security.\">illegal \u200bborder crossers \u2062carrying improvised explosive devices<\/a>, \u2063emphasizing the urgent need for action.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Grassley has joined the chorus of\u200b voices raising alarm about \u2064the growing terror threats to the United States. He stressed the real risk \u2063of similar attacks \u2063happening at the southern border and\u2062 against Americans.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Wray also revealed that Iran attempted to \u200dhire\u200c assassins to target\u200c U.S. government officials on American soil, further emphasizing the heightened\u2062 terrorism threat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064What are the potential risks associated\u2064 with \u200cthe use of bomb-carrying drones by Mexican cartels \u2063and \u2062terrorist \u200borganizations \u200bat the US-Mexico border?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Es. He stressed that these incidents demonstrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-defense-budget-gives-china-upper-hand-republican-hawks-say\/\" title=\"Biden Defense Budget Gives China Upper Hand, Republican Hawks Say\">growing threat posed<\/a> by bomb-carrying drones and the urgent need to address this\u2064 issue before it \u200descalates further.<\/p>\n<p>The use of drones by Mexican cartels and terrorist organizations like Hamas is a \u2063significant \u200bconcern.\u2062 These criminal groups have already demonstrated their ability \u2063to utilize drones as tools for violence\u200d and \u2062surveillance. The \u200cpotential for these drones to transport dangerous\u200c explosives across\u200c the border is a grave threat \u200dto national security.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 his letter, Grassley called for increased \u200dcoordination \u200band collaboration\u200c among various agencies responsible\u200d for border security. He urged the ATF, CBP, and HSI \u200bto work together \u2064to develop \u2063strategies and \u200ctechnologies \u2063to counter\u2063 the use of\u2063 bomb-carrying drones. This includes identifying and apprehending individuals involved\u2063 in\u200d the design, manufacture, and\u200c deployment of these drones.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Grassley stressed the importance\u2063 of investment in research \u2062and development to stay \u200cahead of the evolving threat \u2064landscape. He proposed increased funding for agencies to enhance their capabilities in detecting and neutralizing drones carrying explosives. \u2062This would involve deploying \u200dadvanced technologies such \u200bas drone detection systems \u200cand counter-drone\u200d measures.<\/p>\n<p>Grassley also emphasized the need to strengthen \u2063border infrastructure to prevent \u200cillegal \u2062border crossing attempts. This \u2064would include the construction of\u2064 physical barriers and the deployment of\u2064 surveillance technologies to detect\u2064 and\u200b intercept\u200b any unauthorized drone activity.<\/p>\n<p>The senator&#8217;s concerns are not unfounded. The potential use of bomb-carrying \u2063drones at the \u2063U.S.-Mexico border poses an imminent threat to national security. It is imperative for \u200bthe relevant agencies to act \u2062swiftly and decisively to address\u200b this issue.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the growing \u2064threat of bomb-carrying drones at\u200c the \u2063US-Mexico \u200dborder demands immediate attention. The recent\u2064 revelations of explosive seizures and the use of weaponized drones\u200c by \u200ccartels \u200dand terrorist organizations highlight the urgent \u200cneed for robust measures to counter this threat. Senator \u2064Grassley&#8217;s call \u200cfor increased coordination, investment in research and development, and\u200d enhanced border infrastructure \u200dis crucial in safeguarding national security. Failure to address \u2062this\u200b issue promptly may result in catastrophic consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Republican senators found explosives with illegal border crossers, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) warns about the national security risk of drones carrying bombs. He emphasizes the uncontrollable state of the southern border, stating it as an undeniable fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":2089492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2089491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2089491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2089492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2089491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2089491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2089491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}