Ex-FBI officials warn Congress of 'new and imminent' border danger: 'The country has been invaded'

There were over 300,000 encounters at the border in December

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A coalition of former FBI officials has issued a warning about a "new and imminent danger" for the U.S. at the southern border, suggesting the country has "been invaded" by military-age foreign nationals.

In a letter sent last week to congressional leaders in the House and Senate, the retired officials "express our concern about a current, specific threat that may be one of the most pernicious ever to menace the United States."

The letter warns "the United States is facing a new and imminent danger" and highlights what the officials say is a threat of an invasion at the southern border, where there were over 302,000 migrant encounters in December after a record fiscal 2023 in which there were 2.4 million migrant encounters.

"In its modern history, the U.S. has never suffered an invasion of the homeland and, yet, one is unfolding now," they say. "Military aged men from across the globe, many from countries or regions not friendly to the United...Read more and see videos here.