Illegal immigrants with “terrorism ties” are expected to exploit the U.S. border as the threat environment remains high, the Department of Homeland Security warned Wednesday.
The agency detailed a number of warnings in its annual Homeland Threat Assessment, which is used to inform local, state and federal agencies about public safety and security threats, saying the “terrorism threat environment” over the next year “will remain high.”
“Over the next year, we expect some individuals with terrorism ties and some criminal actors will continue their efforts to exploit migration flows and the complex border security environment to enter the United States,” the assessment states.
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Immigrants line up at a remote U.S. Border Patrol processing center after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona. A Department of Homeland Security Threat Assessment warned of migrants…