The number of foreign terrorist organization-related aliens arrested by the FBI is up 38%.
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The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
The FBI and its director repeatedly report that foreign terrorist organization-related arrests rose 38% over the prior 18-month period, and the extraction matches the post's own "That's up 38%" about the 4,260 arrests.
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… We have arrested 5,072 child predators and human traffickers. That's up 13%. This FBI is making America safe. We, this FBI, have arrested 4,260 foreign terrorist organization related aliens. That's up 38%. This FBI has executed 86 foreign transfers of custody, a 54% increase, for perps captured overseas in 2025. According to the Uniform Crime Report, we delivered the largest reduction in the murder rate in the history of America. …
The Dan Bongino Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Patel's oral remarks at the September 15, 2026 Senate Judiciary hearing, as transcribed by CNN, state that 4,260 foreign terrorist organization related arrests were up 38 percent.[3][4][5]
Supports. A DOJ press release from October 2026 quotes FBI Director Patel citing over 4,000 foreign terrorist organization related disruptions and arrests, "a 38% increase."[1]
Contradicts. Patel's prepared written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee gives a figure of more than 4,200 FTO-related arrests "which is a 42% increase," a different magnitude than the 38% stated orally.[2]
Context. The Attorney General's remarks cite the same 4,260 arrests and 38% increase but provide no baseline or breakdown, so the comparison period is not independently documented.[6]
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6 sources: 2 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Man Arrested and Charged for Role in Plotting to Conduct a Mass-Shooting Event in Support of ISIS at the Mall of Americajustice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2STATEMENT OF KASHYAP PATEL DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF ...judiciary.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3FBI Director Kash Patel Faces Senate Judiciary Committee. Aired 9 ...transcripts.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4FBI stopped 1,100 potential attackers: Kash Patel - ianslive.inianslive.in · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5FBI stopped 1,100 terror attacks in 18 months, says Kash Patelnationpress.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Attorney General cites FBI data showing 4260 terrorism-related arrestscitizenportal.ai · not rated · cited for: context
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