re: “Special Interest Aliens” Arrested at US Border

I asked BingChat:

what is the US doing with the "special interest aliens" detained at the sothern border? are they being deported, or allowed to stay in the us?

Here is the response:

According to a leaked Customs and Border Protection (CBP) document, the United States Border Patrol has arrested thousands of "special interest aliens" from the Middle East trying to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border ¹. "Special interest aliens" are defined as people from foreign countries that have conditions that promote or protect terrorism, or that may pose a threat to U.S. national security ¹. From October 2021 to October 2023, border agents apprehended 6,386 nationals from Afghanistan, 3,153 from Egypt, 659 from Iran, and 538 from Syria ¹. Additionally, agents encountered 12,624 from Uzbekistan, 30,830 from Turkey, 1,613 from Pakistan, 164 from Lebanon, 185 from Jordan, 123 from Iraq and 15,594 from Mauritania ¹. It is unclear how many of the "special interest aliens" were removed or released into the United States ¹.

I'm sorry but I don't have any information on whether these individuals are being deported or allowed to stay in the US. However, I can suggest that you check with the Department of Homeland Security for more information on this topic.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 10/16/2023
(1) Leaked: Thousands of Middle Easterners tried crossing US border. LINK /.
(2) The Facts on the Increase in Illegal Immigration - FactCheck.org. LINK /.
(3) The Terror Threat on the Southern Border - Center for Security Policy. LINK /.
(4) The Tens of Thousands of ‘Special Interest Aliens’ Pouring Across .... LINK .
(5) Migrant crisis explained: What's behind the border surge. LINK ]