During parts of an interview with NBC News aired on Thursday’s version of “NBC Nightly News,” Jason Houser, who served as ICE Chief of Staff underneath the Biden administration, reacted to a report that Border Patrol launched a person who was on the fear watchlist by stating that this occurring “is very, very rare.” But it’s not acceptable for any terrorist or anybody linked to terrorism to attempt to come into the U.S.
NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley mentioned the case “appears to be just one of at least three incidents in the past two years involving suspected terrorists being released by Customs and Border Protection, according to the DHS inspector general and Congress.”
She additionally performed a clip of Houser saying, “Any terrorist or terrorist-linked individual trying to come into this country is unacceptable.”
Ainsley then mentioned, “We pressed a former top ICE official in the Biden administration about how a member of a terror group could be released into the U.S. by DHS.”
She then performed a clip of Houser stating, “This is very, very rare. There’s a large capacity and capability for both Border Patrol, ICE, federal law enforcement, and the interagency to identify and vet these individuals as they come to the border.”
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