FILE - In this June 8, 2021, file photo, a car approaches one of the few lanes open at the Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S. in Blaine, Wash. Canada is lifting its prohibition Monday, Aug. 9 on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians. The reopening is part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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NEW YORK (77 WABC) — 23 people attempting to cross the U.S. Mexico border, were on the terror watch list in 2021. That according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents which apprehended the individuals.
The information was provided to Fox News under a freedom of information request.
The apprehensions took place between January 20th and December 27th of last year. Agents use the terrorist screening database (TSDB).
It contains information about the identities of those who are known or “reasonably suspected” of being involved in terrorist activities. Republicans lawmakers have repeatedly called for the number of those encountered at the border to be made public by the administration.
