House Republicans expressed alarm over the presence of many Russian and Chinese nationals at the U.S. border.
Five Chinese illegal immigrants wait while a Border Patrol agents provides medical care to a woman within a large group of illegal immigrants near Eagle Pass, Texas, on May 20, 2022. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times)
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel have intercepted an increasing number of foreign nationals from countries not in South or Central America, including Russia, as well as several high-value targets from China, House Republicans stated.
Several lawmakers raised concerns regarding an unsecured southern border during a June 21 House subcommittee hearing on threats posed to the United States by “malign nation-state actors in Latin America.”
During the hearing, Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, expressed alarm and shared signif...