- Basel Bassel Ebbadi, a 22-year-old Lebanese migrant, was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol near El Paso, Texas, after illegally crossing the border and admitting to being a member of Hezbollah with intentions to construct a bomb in New York.
- He revealed in a sworn interview his extensive involvement with Hezbollah, including seven years of training focused on jihad and an additional four years guarding weapon locations, highlighting indoctrination toward violence against non-Muslims.
- Border agents recorded 98 encounters with terror watchlisted individuals at both the northern and southern borders in fiscal year 2022, and almost twice as many, 172, in fiscal year 2023. Read More
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