2 Iranians who 'could pose a significant security threat' captured at US border, sources say

Iranian individuals are flagged by Terrorist Screening Database

Two Iranians who are "raising red flags that they could pose a significant security threat" have been captured over the past two weeks at the American border, sources with U.S. Customs and Border Protection tell Fox News. 

The identities of both Iranians appeared on the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), the sources confirmed. 

Meanwhile, an Iranian man in his 40s was taken into custody around 3 a.m. Sunday in Eagle Pass, Texas, becoming the fourth individual from the country to be captured since Oct. 1 in the Del Rio sector. 

In fiscal year 2023, which began at the start of last October, there were 151 total hits on the TSDB through the period ending on Aug. 31. 

That figure is more than the total of the previous six fiscal years combined. 

In the first two weeks of this fiscal year, the CBP sources told Fox News that agents have apprehended more than 30 Iranians, nearly 60 Syrians, 35 Pakistanis, more than 100 Russians, 285 Afghans and nearly 2,000 Chinese migrants at the southern border. 

The Department of Homeland Security previously warned that an increasing amount of people on the U.S. terrorist watch list are being encountered at the border. 

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