"Hezbollah Terrorist Caught at Border Admitted Plans to Make Bomb for New York"

A Lebanese migrant, Basel Bassel Ebbadi, was caught at the US-Mexico border and admitted to being a member of Hezbollah, expressing intent to make a bomb and head to New York. He had trained with Hezbollah for years and claimed to be fleeing Lebanon to avoid killing people. Border agents have seen a surge in migrants on the terror watchlist entering the US illegally, with 98 encounters in fiscal year 2022 and 59 in the first four months of 2024. The expansion of criteria for being on the list has led to an increase in encounters. Additionally, a Colombian national with alleged terror ties was apprehended at the border, highlighting the need for enhanced border security measures.