3 Palestinian Terror Suspects Caught After Crossing Border Illegally

Border agents detained three Palestinian migrants who illegally crossed the southern border after they were found to have possible ties to terrorist organizations earlier this month, according to sources.

One of the migrants had “salacious photos” on their phone — including a picture of a masked man holding an AK-47 rifle, federal law enforcement sources said.

In addition to the three Palestinians, federal authorities caught one migrant from Turkey who was also suspected of having ties to terror groups.

The migrants were among groups of dozens of migrants who turned themselves into border agents at the San Diego sector, said sources.

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Overwhelmed Border Patrol agents tell The Post that they do not have the tools to fully vet the migrants who are coming in from all over the world — particularly into the San Diego area.

Mostly, they are only able to use US terror watchlists and other American resources to help determine which migrants could be a terror threat. Border agents do not have access to terror or criminal databases from other countries.

“Knowing who these guys are, we have, like, no access to anything international. Like, we really don’t and it kind of sucks,” said one border agent, who spoke anonymous because they were not authorized to give public statements.

“I wanted to get into Border Patrol and protect from terrorists. And it’s like, well, I probably let terrorists in the country.”

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It’s unclear which terrorist organization the migrants were allegedly affiliated with.

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San Diego area has the biggest loopholes because migrants who arrive there from more than 100 countries that won’t accept deportees are exempt from the restrictions and are allowed to access the asylum system.

As a result, migrants from all over the world — including India, China and Central Asian nations that are major ISIS recruiting grounds — are flocking to San Diego.

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