| Photos of the wannabe jihadis can be seen at the link. |
- Two Yemeni men on FBI's terror watchlist were arrested near the point of entry
- One was stopped on January 29 and the other on March 30, both in California
- Both were stopped by agents from El Centro Station in Calexico, California
- Republicans have been warning that terrorists could try to enter via the border
- Kevin McCarthy on March 15 said he was told of arrests from around the world
- House minority leader said border agents told of detainees Yemen, Iran, Turkey
- The U.S. does not release data on terror suspects arrested at the border
- Analysts believe 6-20 are detained at U.S.-Mexico border every year
Of them, 2,170 were trying to come by air, with 335 by land and the rest by sea.
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