ALABAMA - A recent report released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed that, compared to previous years, the number of encounters along the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders with individuals on the Terrorist Screening Data Set has seen a drop. As of July 2024, the number of encounters with people on the watchlist at the Mexico border dropped to 139, compared to 216 during the same period in 2023. Similarly, 283 individuals were encountered at the U.S.-Canada border, down from 375 in the previous year.
