here is julia ainsley. >> reporter: tonight, an alarming development on the border crisis. among the record number of migrants crossing the southern border was a member of an afghan terror organization who was released into the u.s. by border agents, according to u.s. officials. 48-year-old mohammad kharwin illegally crossed into california in march of last year. his name is on a u.s. terror watch list, identifying him as a member of hig, a terror group that's killed americans in afghanistan. board agents suspected he was on the watch list at the time of his apprehension, but lacked corroborating information, according to u.s. officials. cbp released him without contacting the fbi or immigrations and customs enforcement, those officials told us. kharwin was allowed to apply for work and board planes in the u.s. according to the official. after almost a year, i.c.e. arrested him here in san antonio. when he went to work, cower, u.s. officials tell us, i.c.e. officials withheld classified information about his terrorism ties. a judge ordered him released on $12,000 bond which