- The U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered a record of nearly 2.3 million migrants at the southern border over the past fiscal year.
- More migrants mean more bad actors trying to enter the U.S. illegally. CPB encountered a record 98 illegal migrants who are on the terror watchlist.
- By comparison, Border Patrol agents encountered three people on the terror watchlist in fiscal year 2020 and 15 in fiscal year 2021 at the southern border, according to CBP statistics.