GOP lawmakers are pressing the Department of Homeland Security to issue a "National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin" after some border migrants were reportedly labeled "special interest aliens" because of national security concerns.
In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., asked that he issue a bulletin that would provide a quarterly summary of any terrorism threats to the United States.
Biggs charged the department has failed to issue a bulletin over the last several months — asserting the lag only increases the risk of terrorist activity in the country, the Washington Examiner, which first reported the letter, wrote.
The letter cited more than 52,000 illegal immigrants apprehended at the southern border since last October who've been identified as national security concerns. The letter also mentions 360 illegal immigrants encountered at the border since 2021 whose names appear on the terror watchlist.
Accusing the Biden administration of implementing border policies that have directly caused an increase in the number of dangerous individuals in the country, the letter presses Mayorkas to provide a bulletin that details those encounters.
Biggs also outlines a number of questions on Mayorkas' "indecision to issue an NTAS Bulletin," pressing the DHS secretary on "how many known terrorists" it would take to publish such a report.
"Despite the number of known terrorists crossing the border and the inevitable number of unknown 'gotaways' who are also on the terror watchlist, DHS seemingly does not believe the American people should be alerted to the heightened risk that the Biden administration's open-border policies create across the United States," the letter states.
The letter — which has 14 co-sponsors — asks for answers by July 31.
A DHS spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that it doesn't issue National Terrorism Advisory bulletins anymore, and instead uses a different homeland threat assessment process.
"DHS responds to congressional inquiries directly via official channels, and the Department will continue to respond appropriately to Congressional oversight," a spokesperson said, the Washington Examiner reported.
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