Encounters of suspected terrorists drop at Mexico border as Canada border sees spike

Published March 26, 2025 3:09pm ET



Arrests of suspected terrorists have sharply declined at the Mexican border since last fall but are dramatically higher on the Canadian border, according to the head of the FBI.

FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed Wednesday to lawmakers on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that as apprehensions of “known or suspected terrorists” had declined on the southern border, they have been and continue to be high along the northern boundary.

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