Biden's Border Bomb: Nearly 730 Iranian Nationals Released Into US As Terror Fears Mount
By: Liam Edgar (Tampa Free Press)
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The Biden administration's 'catch and release' policy for Iranian nationals raises alarms about potential threats on American soil.
A senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) source has revealed to Fox News that the Biden administration has released nearly 50% of Iranian nationals apprehended at the southern border back into the United States, totaling 729 individuals from fiscal year 2021 through fiscal year 2024.
This admission comes as U.S. officials sound the alarm over a "heightened threat environment" following recent U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
According to the CBP source, Border Patrol agents arrested 1,504 Iranian nationals who illegally entered the U.S. during the Biden administration. Of these, a staggering 729 were subsequently released into the country.
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The data indicates a consistent year-over-year increase in both arrests and releases of Iranian nationals:
- FY21: 48 arrested, 12 released
- FY22: 197 arrested, 40 released
- FY23: 462 arrested, 229 released
- FY24: 797 arrested, 448 released
These figures raise significant national security questions, particularly as all Iranians are classified as "special interest aliens" due to inherent concerns, necessitating enhanced vetting by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). However, the Biden administration has repeatedly denied Fox News' Freedom of Information Act requests for data on how many of these released Iranians were on terrorism watchlists, citing "privacy concerns" and "minimal public interest."
The concern is exacerbated by the revelation of over 2 million "gotaways" at the southern border during the Biden administration - individuals who evaded apprehension entirely. Their origins remain unknown, posing an even greater intelligence gap.
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The release of these Iranian nationals takes on a more ominous tone in the wake of President Donald Trump's "Operation Midnight Hammer" strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and the subsequent DHS bulletin warning of a "heightened threat environment" within the U.S. While the bulletin did not specify threats, it coincided with vows of retaliation from Iranian officials.
The advisory highlighted law enforcement's disruption of "multiple potentially lethal Iranian-backed plots" since 2020.
"Because of the open borders, we are at a serious catch-up phase," Former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker told Fox News. "We don't know where those thousand Iranians are, and who knows how many others got across the border. We missed an opportunity when they caught and released those thousand. We missed the opportunity to gather intel by interviewing them and thoroughly vetting them. We just simply let them go, which is gross negligence on the part of the Biden administration."
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin, effective June 22, 2025, warning the American public of a "heightened threat environment" in the United States.
The bulletin attributes this increased risk to the ongoing conflict involving Iran, which has recently seen direct U.S. military intervention with strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.
While the bulletin clarifies that there are no specific, credible threats against the homeland at this time, it outlines several concerning trends.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated, "It is our duty to keep the nation safe and informed, especially during times of conflict. The ongoing Israel-Iran conflict brings the possibility of increased threat to the homeland in the form of possible cyberattacks, acts of violence, and antisemitic hate crimes." This NTAS Bulletin is set to expire on September 22, 2025.
Key Concerns Highlighted in the Bulletin:
Cyber Threats: The bulletin warns of a significant increase in cyber activity. Low-level cyberattacks against U.S. networks by pro-Iranian hacktivists are considered likely, and more sophisticated cyber actors affiliated with the Iranian government may conduct targeted attacks against U.S. networks. These actors and hacktivist groups have a history of targeting poorly secured U.S. networks and internet-connected devices, including critical infrastructure.
Targeting of U.S. Officials: Iran maintains a long-standing commitment to target U.S. Government officials it views as responsible for the death of an Iranian military commander killed in January 2020.
Domestic Mobilization to Violence: The likelihood of violent extremists in the U.S. independently mobilizing to violence in response to the conflict could increase, particularly if Iranian leadership were to issue a religious ruling calling for retaliatory violence against targets in the homeland.
Anti-Semitic and Anti-Israel Sentiment: The bulletin notes that multiple recent homeland terrorist attacks have been motivated by anti-Semitic or anti-Israel sentiment. The ongoing Israel-Iran conflict could further contribute to U.S.-based individuals plotting additional attacks driven by these biases. This concern is amplified by recent events, including politically motivated assassinations and anti-Semitic violence in various parts of the U.S.
DHS and the FBI are actively engaging with state and local law enforcement partners to ensure they have the necessary information to protect their communities.
The bulletin encourages the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity or threats of violence, including online threats, to local law enforcement, FBI Field Offices, or their local Fusion Center. In case of emergency, individuals are advised to call 911.
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It's all okay. The liberal machine is keeping an eye on them........../s
If this is really a problem, maybe Trump should have thought about this before dropping bombs on Iran. It’s a little late to whine about it now. But he doesn’t think about consequences. It’s one of his defining characteristics.
Maybe he should have rounded these guys up instead of chasing day laborers through the Home Depot parking lot.
Guess y’all should have voted for the candidate who promised they wouldn’t start wars. You say you did? And he lied? I’m shocked! Shocked, I say!
Biden lets in 730 unvetted Iranians and the TDS spin it to be trumps fault, You just can't make this level of disconnect up, I am beginning to wonder just how unAmerican some of them can be. I wrote this on a different article and it is appearing more and more true.
It didn’t occur to these morons - until after the fact - that someone in America might do something nasty in response to the bombing. So they’re trying to get ahead of any event by preemptively blaming it on Biden. It’s a cowardly and partisan exercise.
Why do you think that?
Because we didn’t hear them worry about it until now.
So they have to announce everything they are worried about? FFS they have said dipshits open border policy was an issue since before the election, so TDS demands we list every subgroup going forward?
Just a suggestion, but there my be a possibility that during periods leading up to surprise military missions, they have a strategy to keep quiet about things that may tip off the intended target.
What's truly sad is that there are likely some conservative half-wits that actually believe that horse shit. Oh well, I guess I can't expect much rational thought from those who ridicule education while mindlessly humping Trumps leg.
What's more truly sad is that there are at least a couple of Democrats we would all suspect.
And there are liberal dumbasses who think that football coaches should turn over their respective playbooks to the other team, prior to the game. Similar to what they are preaching now it seems in this "conflict".
It's all in the name of a level playing field............which will never be leveled.
Actions count, too. They've been chasing day laborers and farmers, not Iranian terrorist cells.
MAGA is like an excuse machine.
You can't POSSIBLY know that for sure.
Prove it, you lack the knowledge to know who or what they have been doing, in fact let me prove you are full of crap with this comment.
Just a suggestion, but there my be a possibility that during periods leading up to surprise raids on terror cells, they have a strategy to keep quiet about things that may tip off the intended target.
Are you worried about that?
So…just now. They just did it. Within the last 48 hours. After the attack. They obviously knew where these people were to find them so easily.
You’re making my point. Well done.
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So...illegals. They've been chasing illegals.
And apparently the terrorists that Biden welcomed into America.
What's sad is the left is FIGHTING to keep them in the country.
Not always, and for the most part, not the dangerous ones they promised to prioritize. They also profile and arrest citizens, or people who are here legally, but arbitrarily get their status revoked or ignored.
But this neither here nor there for MAGA. Anything they do is perfectly fine. Loyalty to the cult above all.
Why sad? Are you afraid of the guy who picks lettuce for a living? The guy who hammers nails for a living? Do nannies scare you?
Illegals were prioritized. That is who they are going after.
You forget that those you claim are arbitrarily getting their status revoked are here as guests. That status is not a permanent thing.
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“According to the CBP source, Border Patrol agents arrested 1,504 Iranian nationals who illegally entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.”
That is how many they caught, how many getaways were there?
Once Truth Social gets its fingers on the number, adding three zeros should come close. /s
Maybe somebody should just make up a big number so we can all get extra triggered by it and freak out over a problem that hasn’t happened yet.
Good management is ignoring problems until people die
Oh i’m sorry. I didn’t realize a simple, and legit question would illicit such a triggered response.
I’m pretty sure you were hoping to trigger people - on the right - with it.
Like healthcare? Like hunger? Like poverty? Like disease? Like food safety? Like pollution?
Sorry but the triggering started on Jan 20th by the left
Yeah, sure, ok.
And you’d be wrong. In case you haven’t noticed large cities have been put on high alert because of biden’s shitty, porous border policy. It was a legit question. Try again?
No, they’ve been put on alert because it suddenly occurred to them that someone here within our borders might be mad that we bombed Iran. Biden didn’t do that.
Was it? Have you made any effort on your own to answer it? Were you relying on anyone in particular here to answer it with exactitude? Have you considered whether or not we would have a reason to fear a certain number? Or were you just engaging in a partisan rant? Because I really don’t see you addressing the matter in a serious way.
They’ve been put on alert because biden allowed over 700 in the country and there are sure to be gotaways in the country too. You can act cavalier as hell about it, that’s up to you, but imo it raises the possibility of a terrorist act on US soil.
I’m not cavalier about the issue. I might be cavalier about your approach to it, though. I don’t have this urgent need to over dramatize issues just so I can blame absolutely every little thing on a former president, like some people do.
The simple fact is that the reason anyone is on alert in this country - and many cities are - is because Trump chose to bomb Iran the other day. For good or for ill, that is the reason.
Sounds like it to me.
simply wondering how many gotaways there are is urgently dramatizing the issue? Lol, ooooookkkkkkkkkk.
I get it, you want to blame everything little thing on trump.
you got it half right, yeah, trump bombed iranian nuke sites, biden allowed over 700 iranian nationals into the country. His porous border policy certainly allowed more than that into the country. That isn't urgently dramatizing anything, that is a fact.
Um, who as president three years ago? Wasn't Trump, so how was he able to get someone out of a foreign prison if he held no power?
It really is hilarious how desperate these dipshit conservatives are now doing anything they can to distract from their putrid choice for President. Biden likely hasn't been able to control anything, not even his bowels let alone his vowels, for quite some time now, and he has zero power over any political party at this point. Yet every few days the rightwing conservative distraction machine comes out to tell us all how the sky fell during the Biden years, it's just no one noticed so they have to 'esplain' it to us. Now Trump starts bombing Iran and his little dipshit minions come out of the woodwork with "And Biden let in illegal Iranians! Oh no! The sky is still falling from Biden! Oh No! And Putin is so strong, we can't push back against such a strong man! Oh No! What are we weak little whiny conservative scum bags going to do?". It's getting truly pathetic to listen to them these days.
And you supported him the whole time leaving you in no position to question the current POTUS.
The 'whole time' he never acted like a petulant child which in my book puts him FAR above Trump in being Presidential. Sure, he had health issues, but he has never been the disgusting perverted convicted felon, sexual predator and accused child rapist like dirty Donald.
And as I said when I voted for Biden in 2020, Biden was the gas station bland ham sandwich choice, I don't think anyone was actually 'excited' about him as a choice, he was just far more appealing than the fly covered warm raw pork and feces on sanitary napkin sandwich served in an ashtray that is Donald Trump.
So instead of FACT you opt for opinion and childish remarks.
Later dude.
Must have forgotten "dog faced pony soldier"..............
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But sure, go ahead and defend Trump with continual deflections, bullshit and lies, it's clearly all you've got. It is pretty telling how conservatives have no problem with and will defend Trump after he has been accused by so many women including a claim of him raping a 13 year old and has said things like he'd probably be dating his daughter if he wasn't her father, but then these conservatives shock and feign righteous indignation Removed for context
I wonder sometimes if the MAGAverse will ever open up and talk honestly about how it feels to be so completely and utterly owned by Trump. Perhaps the Trump sycophants will never reveal how it feels having zero will and backbone of their own and just giving themselves over to their master both body and soul, defending his every action reflexively no matter what it is he's done.
Republicans got their wish and they can't take the heat for their own policies or their own failures. Right back to blame any Democrat.
If Trump is right and so strong and everything he does is right no matter what then why did DOGE and every appointee cut funding to go after the real "bad guys"?
Bondi is in hearings now about major cuts to funding for ATF and other law enforcement combing agencies then cutting about 40% of agents, officers and funding.
Who is going to go after these bad guys?
Right now they are wasting resources going after day laborers with proper green cards, landscapers, farm workers, legal immigrants who go to regular check ins at court and last but not least the waste of resources on protesters that the state actually was already footing the bill for and addressing.
Shouldn't all that money and all those agents and all the military, all the National Guard be going after the Iranians you listed?
Why did they focus on protests instead of going after those Iranians? Isn't that Trump's mistake now? His administration knew about it went on Fox and did nothing?
Hitting easy prey at Home Depot instead of the real bad guys?
Berry pickers and landscapers are the headliners?
Start asking the real questions about why they blame instead of solve.
I would posit that instead of filtering over a border where they may or may not be detained or deported in a mishmash fashion, that the sensible way for them to enter the country is through the normal, legal channels. That way there is less chance of being exposed as a sleeper terrorist. They're just an immigrant.
It is interesting, however, that this Trump administration has fired most of the heads of the departments that are responsible for investigating and controlling just this type of activity. I posted a video on it last night.