FBI Director Says Agency Is Worried About Terrorists Crossing Border Illegally

Published on November 15, 2023

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that illegal immigrants who were not apprehended by border officials are a source of “great concern” for the bureau. During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Mr. Wray was asked about whether the FBI can “guarantee the American people that known or suspected terrorists, including any from Hamas or other terror groups, are not amongst those gotaways.” In response, the director said, “Certainly the group of people that you’re talking about are a source of great concern for us. That’s why we’re aggressively using all 56 of our joint terrorism task forces.” Mr. Wray added that “any time you have a group of people in the United States that we don’t know nearly enough about,” it is “a source of concern for us from a perspective in our lane of protecting Americans.”...