House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) confirmed on Sunday that ISIS-linked terrorists have infiltrated the United States and are actively plotting attacks on Americans.
Speaking on CBS’s Face the Nation, Turner highlighted the alarming reality that the FBI and intelligence agencies have detected individuals tied to ISIS and other terrorist organizations operating within U.S. borders.
Turner’s comments came in response to a question from host Margaret Brennan, who sought clarity on the existence of active terror cells in the country.
Turner confirmed that individuals affiliated with ISIS and other terrorist organizations have indeed crossed the southern border and are now operating domestically with the intent to harm Americans.
Margaret Brennan:
Chair Turner, shortly after that, you said on this program, “We have terrorists that are actively working inside the United States that are a threat to Americans.” Do you know if there are active terror cells in the United States right now?Mike Turner:
I think the issue of cells, and you are talking about that at the beginning of the show, are there individuals that are affiliated with ISIS and terrorist groups and organizations that have crossed the border that are inside the United States? FBI Director has said so. We certainly have intelligence that says so. I agree with his assessment. Jim has also seen it. He’s testified before our committee publicly of that fact. Those individuals are working in conjunction with ISIS with the intention of harming Americans. The director has said it directly.Margaret Brennan:
They are known to US intelligence and law enforcement.Mike Turner:
We are working diligently to try to take them down to prevent them from doing so. That’s why the director is publicly saying such. That’s what the new administration is going to be handed, the fact that these individuals are here, that we need to locate them, we need to remove them, we need to bring them to justice, and prevent them from doing harm to Americans.
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House Intel Committee Chair @MikeTurnerOH confirms terrorists are currently inside the country “working in conjunction with ISIS with the intention of harming Americans.”pic.twitter.com/FGa9I9bwGi
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In September, Former Chief Border Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday about the Biden-Harris border invasion during his time in the San Diego sector.
More than 15 million illegal aliens – mainly military-age males – have crossed over the border since Biden was installed in January 2021.
Hundreds of terrorists on the FBI’s watch list have crossed into the United States. The terrorists have then been released into the interior of the US.
Heitke told lawmakers that the Biden-Harris Regime ordered him to cover up the increase in suspected terrorists arrested at the southern border.
“In San Diego, we had exponential increase in special interest aliens. These are aliens with significant ties to terrorism. Prior to this administration, the San Diego sector averaged 10 to 15 SIA arrests per year. Once the word was out the border was far easier to cross, San Diego went to over 100 SIAs in 2022, well over that in 2023 and even more than that registered this year,” Heitke told lawmakers.
Aaron Heitke told lawmakers that the Biden-Harris Regime ordered him to stay quiet about the terrorists flooding over the border.
“These are the only ones we caught. At the time, I was told I could not release any information on this increase in SIAs or mention any of the arrests. The administration was trying to convince the public there was no threat at the border,” Heitke said.
Heitke also said there were 150,000 flights to fly illegals to Texas and zero resources to track fentanyl.’
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