Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has forewarned that it’s just a matter of time for terror threats to eventuate on U.S. soil after Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines confirmed on Wednesday that a human smuggling network with ties to the ISIS terror group was facilitating the passage of illegal immigrants across the southern border.
Mr. Cornyn said the situation at the border led him to believe it is a question of “when,” not “if,” the threat will eventuate during a portion of Wednesday’s hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which was actually focused on virtual threats to the 2024 election, such as cyberattacks.
At one point in the discussion, Mr. Cornyn shifted focus to physical threats and asked Ms. Haines to comment on FBI Director Christopher Wray’s warning on March 11 that the agency was “very concerned” that some overseas facilitators of a human smuggling network had ISIS ties.
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Sen. Cornyn Forewarns of Terror Threat on US Soil as ISIS-Linked Network Confirmed at Southern Border
- by: Tom Ozimek
- 05.15.24
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The Epoch Times
- 05/16/2024
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