And they are closely scrutinizing a number of the migrants as possible criminal threats, according to two US officials.
The security of the southern border has been a political sticking point between Republicans and the Biden administration.
John Moore/Getty Images/FILEAdministration officials have also grappled with limited resources as they face a growing number of migrants at the US southern border.
In July, border authorities encountered more than 183,000 migrants at the US southern border, according to US Customs and Border Protection data.
Both the Biden and Trump administrations have been forced to wrestle with similar cases of suspected terrorists trying to enter the country at the southern border.
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