Hezbollah-linked Migrant Intercepted at US Border with Bomb-making Intentions
A Lebanese migrant claiming to be a Hezbollah member was apprehended at the southern border near El Paso, Texas, after stating he intended to make a bomb in New York. The man, Basel Bassel Ebbadi, 22, is now in U.S. custody, and an active investigation is underway. This incident comes amid reports of a growing number of individuals on the FBI's terrorist watchlist attempting to enter the U.S. via the southern border, with 160 such migrants apprehended in fiscal year 2023.