Overview
- CBP rejected a FOIA request from Fox News for the nationalities of individuals on the FBI terror watchlist arrested at the border.
- The agency cited privacy and law enforcement sensitivity exemptions as reasons for withholding the information.
- Critics argue that the public has a right to know the origins of individuals on the watchlist entering the U.S.
- The denial has led to frustrations and planned appeals from journalists and Republican lawmakers.
- Incidents involving individuals on the watchlist attempting to infiltrate U.S. military bases have raised additional concerns.