The Real Danger from Iran Lies Within Our Borders
Commentary
June 23, 2025
By Brian Lonergan
The escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, particularly following recent U.S. airstrikes, have reignited debates about national security. While much of the focus remains on Iran’s military capabilities—its ballistic missiles, drones, and proxy militias—the greatest threat to American safety may not come from overseas but from within our own borders.
The unprecedented surge of Iranian nationals crossing illegally into the United States through our porous southern border under the Biden Administration represents a clear and present danger. We have no way of knowing whether these individuals are garden variety migrants or sleeper agents poised to execute a catastrophic attack on the scale of 9/11.
This vulnerability, exacerbated by decades of lax border policies, validates the Trump Administration’s aggressive efforts to secure our borders and deport potentially dangerous foreign nationals. It also underscores warnings from law enforcement experts like border czar Tom Homan, who have long argued that our neglected southern border is a national security crisis waiting to explode.
Since the Biden Administration took office in January 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported a staggering increase in encounters with Iranian nationals at the southern border. According to CBP data, over 1,500 Iranian nationals were arrested at the southern border during the Biden presidency, and nearly half of them were simply released into the U.S. The agency also reported that over 70,000 migrants from countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism, including Iran, have been apprehended since 2021.
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