Terrorists Using Fake IDs To Cross Border Raises Red Flags for FBI Director

FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned that known or suspected terrorists who use fake identification after crossing the southern border is "a big concern" for the national intelligence community.

Wray made the remarks Tuesday in front of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as part of its 2024 Annual Threat Assessment hearing with the U.S. intelligence community.

Wray was joined by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines; CIA Director William Burns; General Timothy Haugh, director of the National Security Agency and Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command; and Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

The hearing emphasized the significant increase in threats against the U.S. made by foreign entities, including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, in addition to how the U.S.-Mexico border is another method for bad actors to infiltrate the nation.