Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Monday that the Justice Department is actively investigating “countless” threats to the United States, as concerns mount over potential Iranian sleeper cells and rising instability in the Middle East.

Bondi addressed questions during a hearing about Iranian nationals who entered the country illegally during the Biden administration amid officials warning of heightened threat levels.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said “well over” 1,000 Iranian nationals entered the United States illegally between 2021 and 2024 at a House appropriations committee hearing on Monday. “Well over 1,000 have entered our country and I can tell you we are on high alert and everyone is looking at that very closely,