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One would think this one a no-brainer – Fox made a request to Customs and Border protection over 6 months ago to get a list of nationalities of detained illegals on the terrorist watchlists.<\/p>\n
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has rejected a request by Fox News to reveal , citing “privacy interests” of those involved.<\/p>\n
The letter says it is applying exemptions to protect the disclosure of files that may create a “clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” and must balance a public’s right to disclosure against an individual’s right to privacy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Well, my first reaction was “they’re illegals, eff their privacy rights.” Not politically correct but over 600 plus columns you may have gathered that. Then I read a little more closely.<\/p>\n
…the nationalities of people on the FBI terror watchlist arrested at the border by Border Patrol…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So they are not asking for addresses, names, counts per country (this is not an assumption, by the bye, it is explicitly stated later in the article), none of that – and C&BP won’t even say what COUNTRIES they are from?<\/p>\n
It also cites exemptions that protect records that would disclose techniques or procedures for law enforcement investigation and those that could be expected to endanger the life or safety of any individual.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Like that top secret sooper dooper “and where are you coming from” question?<\/p>\n
There have so far been 80 encounters of people between ports of entry this year by Border Patrol who are on the TSDS, compared to 172 in fiscal year 2023 and 98 in fiscal 2022.<\/p>\n
The TSDS contains sensitive information on terrorist identities. It initially contained only known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) but now also includes additional individuals who represent a “potential threat to the United States, including known affiliates of watchlisted individuals.”\u00a0 Fox News<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I am sure C&BP regards ‘only 80 this year’ as a victory – note, however, the year is less than half gone and on pace to beat last year.\u00a0 And I suspect the truly heavy hitters would not use a easily trackable route in, so we are looking at 350 small fry alone.<\/p>\n
And\u00a0 what – $3 billion? – was too expensive to build a border wall. Even the supposedly BENIGN illegals are costing us billions…sure makes that wall look like a cost-effective alternative.\u00a0 Wonder what one solid terrorist’s attack will cost?<\/p>\n
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