Top Trump administration officials are sounding the alarm after uncovering that nearly 600 migrants with connections to terrorist organizations were granted asylum under President Biden’s watch—raising serious national security concerns and fueling renewed criticism of the previous administration’s open-border policies.
The revelation came during a high-level cabinet meeting where Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard briefed President Trump and senior officials on the findings of a comprehensive National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) investigation. The probe was launched under Trump’s directive as part of a broader push to formally classify major drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
According to Gabbard, the NCTC identified nearly 600 individuals with confirmed or suspected ties to terrorist groups who crossed into the U.S. illegally, claimed asylum, and were released into the country during the Biden administration. These individuals were not only allowed to remain but were paroled under policies that critics say prioritized catch-and-release over national security.
Gabbard confirmed that many of these individuals are now actively being sought in joint operations with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Some, she noted, may have already embedded within U.S. communities.
JUST IN: @ODNIgov‘s National Counterterrorism Center identified 600 individuals with ties to terrorists who came through our borders illegally, claimed asylum, and under the Biden administration, were paroled here within our borders. pic.twitter.com/lgLVBLsst0
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) April 30, 2025
The report comes alongside additional findings that over 700 known or suspected alien terrorists have been linked to transnational criminal organizations such as MS-13, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the violent Venezuelan syndicate Tren de Aragua.
“These people were let in under Biden’s asylum system,” one official said bluntly. “The threat isn’t hypothetical anymore—it’s real, and it’s already here.”
In response, the Trump administration has intensified efforts to track down and remove these individuals while cracking down on broader cartel activity. Recent operations include the arrest of a top Tren de Aragua leader in Los Angeles and a coordinated raid on a cartel-connected nightclub in Colorado, where over 100 suspects were taken into custody.
President Trump, who has made border security and law enforcement central to his second-term agenda, reportedly directed federal agencies to expand surveillance, detention, and deportation authorities in coordination with local law enforcement.
Critics say the situation is the predictable result of reckless immigration policy under the previous administration. By dismantling Trump-era enforcement measures and weakening asylum restrictions, Biden’s White House created an opening that foreign threats quickly exploited.
“This isn’t just about illegal immigration anymore,” one senior official said. “This is about terrorism. It’s about protecting Americans. And under President Trump, we’re putting national security first again.”
The administration is now pushing for legislation to reclassify drug cartels and transnational crime syndicates as terrorist organizations—a move that would grant U.S. agencies broader powers to dismantle networks and impose harsher penalties.
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