Gen. Greg Guillot testifies before a Senate committee about the number of drone incursions documented at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Fox News)
He continued, "I've talked to Customs and Border Protection, who are responsible for the UAS incursions on the border, along with DOJ. And they put the number at thousands."
Budd pressed for what time frame Guillot was referencing in regard to the "thousands" of drone incursions.
Guillot responded, "I would say in probably over a month we could probably have over 1,000 a month."
FBI DIRECTOR WARNS OF 'VERY DANGEROUS THREATS' AT BORDER, SMUGGLING NETWORK WITH 'ISIS TIES'
Sen. Ted Budd questions Gen. Greg Guillot about homeland security risks associated with drone incursions into the U.S. (Fox News)
Guillot continued, "What concerns me most about specifically the Chinese migrants is – one, that they're so centralized in one location on the border. And two, is while many may be political refugees, other explanations, the ability for counterintelligence to hide in plain sight in those numbers."
The general told the Senate committee that intelligence agencies have been sharing gathered information regarding individuals of Chinese origin at the border.
These reports on the "disposition" of apprehended Chinese nationals have been the subject of "frequent briefings" at headquarters.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
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