McCarthy Asks For Briefing on Terrorism Watch List Suspects Trying To Cross the Border

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is asking for a briefing on “foreign nationals” on the Terrorism Watch List who have been apprehended while trying to cross the southern border.

In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director William Burns on Tuesday requesting a classified briefing on the matter, he wrote, “I have learned of the apprehension of foreign nationals on the Terrorism Watch List who were attempting to illegally cross our southern border.”

“This highlights the ongoing national security risk posed by the border crisis,” he added.

McCarthy said he would like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to attend the briefing. He also noted that Vice President 👤Kamala Harris has been “appointed by the president to lead the government’s efforts on the border crisis” and said he would like to “extend an invitation” to her.

“I hope she, along with Congressional leaders, could benefit from this briefing,” McCarthy said.

The California Republican noted that he traveled to El Paso, Texas, with 12 other members of Congress in March to “see firsthand the humanitarian crisis and security crisis” at the border.

“The agents of the U.S. Border Patrol provided us with an eye-opening tour and briefings regarding the current crisis in El Paso and the operational challenges they face each day. The agents conveyed to us that they have apprehended individuals from not only Mexico and Central America, but also countries including China, Iran, Yemen, and Turkey. They then conveyed that they had apprehended individuals who are on the Terrorism Watch List.”