RE: Terrorists in record numbers, nobody has seen anything like
Posted on: September 1, 2024 at 11:28:25 CT
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The FBI’s terrorist watchlist is a federal database of people who are either known or suspected terrorists.
Immigration officials recorded 736 encounters in fiscal year 2023 (which ended Sept. 30) with people on the watchlist. That doesn’t mean 736 terrorists entered the country.
Immigration officials can deny entry to people they encounter who are on the list. If people are allowed in, they are "almost certainly detained" while a judge hears their case, an expert said.
What is the terrorist watchlist and who is on it?
The terrorist watchlist, run by the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center, is a federal database of people who are known or suspected terrorists.
"Known terrorists" include people who have been charged, arrested, indicted or convicted of a terrorism-related crime or who belong to a foreign terrorist organization.
"Suspected terrorists" are people who are "reasonably suspected to be" involved in terrorist activities.
U.S. government agencies nominate people to the terrorist watchlist and those names are vetted by the National Counterterrorism Center or the FBI.