A longtime Senate Democrat declined to directly condemn illegal immigration as a national security threat after it was revealed the terror plot to ambush the UFC White House event Sunday night was schemed by an illegal immigrant from Mexico.

Terror Plot Details

Abraham Alvarez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico who overstayed his visa, was identified as the alleged ringleader of a network of 23 individuals who planned to carry out a mass casualty event with explosive drones striking the White House on June 14.

After reports surfaced that Alvarez was the architect of the failed terror attack, Fox News Digital asked Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., if she views illegal immigration as a threat to the national security of the homeland. Cantwell replied, keeping it ambiguous, that we have to have good national security grid watch and stop terrorist attacks.

Senator’s Response

Cantwell is not one of the Democrats who has adopted a particularly hard-line immigration stance in Congress. She has, however, repeatedly condemned aggressive immigration enforcement, particularly under the Trump administration.

Cantwell has voted several times since President Donald Trump took office to challenge some efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) related to alleged racial profiling by ICE officers. She has encouraged immigration enforcement to not detain pregnant illegal immigrants and has backed investigations into the conditions of detention centers.

Along with Alvarez, five additional individuals have been arrested this month for assisting in the alleged terror plot to attack the White House UFC event over the weekend.

Federal authorities said the motivation of the attack was related to government corruption, Israel’s influence on American politics, and the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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