US Border Patrol agents have detained three Palestinian men and a Turkish man suspected of ties to terror groups who turned themselves over to authorities in San Diego, the New York Post reports, citing unnamed sources.
According to federal law enforcement sources quoted in the report, one of the suspects had “salacious” photos on their cellphone, including a picture of a man wearing a mask and holding an AK-47.
The FBI is investigating, according to the Post.
The report does not mention which terror group the suspects are suspected of being affiliated with, though it notes that agents in the San Diego sector have been warned to be on the lookout for individuals tied to Palestinian terror groups after Hamas’s October 7 massacre in southern Israel.
The report also quotes an anonymous Border Patrol agent as saying that authorities are overwhelmed and lacking essential tools to vet migrants crossing into the US, especially around San Diego, California.
“I wanted to get into Border Patrol and protect from terrorists. And it’s like, well, I probably let terrorists in the country,” the agent is quoted as saying.
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