More than 1,500 migrants from Tajikistan are known to have crossed the border between October 2020 and May 2024, according to leaked border dated obtained by The Post.
It's unknown how many of the Tajik migrants were released into the US, but the vast majority of migrants caught at the border claim asylum and are allowed to stay while they await a court hearing.
The Post recently reported on ICE arresting eight Tajik migrants with suspected ties to ISIS who crossed the southern border then settled in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
James Breeden for the New York Post Migrants sit in the remote region of Jacumba Hot Springs, California as they wait to be processed by Border Patrol.
James Breeden for the New York Post A lone Border Patrol agent lines up a group of migrants wanting to be processed into the country.
Last Friday, the Biden administration sanctioned four people based in Central Asia and Turkey who are allegedly involved in an ISIS-tied smuggling operation helping migrants reach the US. Migrants from Tajikistan walk towards a makeshift camp in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, after crossing from Mexico.
James Breeden for the New York Post Two migrants wait for Border Patrol to transport them for processing amid a massive surge in illegal crossings.
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