The Biden-Harris administration's Justice Department quietly and mysteriously dropped charges against two Jordanians who allegedly tried to break into a Virginia military base in May.
Blaze News previously reported that Hassan Youssef Hamdan and Mohammad Hare Dabos, who are in the country illegally, entered the Marine Corps Base Quantico near Triangle, Virginia, posing as Amazon delivery drivers. He was accused of attempting to do so.
“This whole incident is more than just a curiosity.”
After failing to provide access credentials, the security guard asked the men to wait in a holding area for a second screening. The men reportedly disobeyed instructions and attempted to enter the military base. Security guards quickly set up a barrier to prevent vehicles from entering, preventing the men from entering.
One Jordanian national illegally crossed the southern border about a month before the incident, and the other is believed to have overstayed his student visa. The men were previously turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of their illegal alien status, but were released from federal custody.
The two had been charged with misdemeanor trespassing after the incident in May. However, in July, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered his release on the condition that he attend immigration proceedings and avoid military installations, Blaze News previously reported. They were released from custody after posting bail on the criminal charges.
On Friday, washington times The Justice Department said it had “quietly dismissed the charges” against Hamdan and Davos.
The U.S. attorney for eastern Virginia dropped the charges, citing “the ends of justice,” but the Times called it “boilerplate” and did not provide details of the decision.
Lawyers for the pair blamed the incident on a language barrier, saying Dabous was unable to understand the security guard's instructions as he tried to complete the delivery.
The Times reported that by September, prosecutors appeared to believe the incident was a misunderstanding, but still made no move to drop the charges until October 3.
“This whole case is more than a curiosity,” Todd Bensman, a senior national security researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies, told the Times.
“The government had so many opportunities to dispel the idea that there was something more sinister than meets the eye, and they ignored each time,” he noted. did.
Congress has asked for more information about the incident, but House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Greene (R-Tenn.) says the Biden-Harris administration has been “negligent” in answering questions from lawmakers. .
“One of these men entered the country through the southwest border, applied for asylum and was released into the interior just a month before the incident at Quantico,” Greene told the Times. I know that,” he said.
“The circumstances surrounding these events remain alarming, and I urge the Biden-Harris administration to address Congress and the American people without delay.”
The U.S. Attorney's Office and Mr. Hamdan's attorney declined requests for comment from the Times. Dabous' legal representatives did not respond to media requests.
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