Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Philadelphia have arrested an illegal Senegalese immigrant wanted on suspicion of murder in Brazil.
ICE officials said in a statement that Senegalese national Golla Toury Fall, 34, was arrested on Dec. 10 during a targeted crackdown in Philadelphia.
Fall was captured and released by the Biden-Harris administration's Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, in April 2021, officials said.
Officials said Fall was then issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge and was later released on parole.
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ICE said it learned in May that Fall had an outstanding arrest warrant in Brazil.
Fall is currently in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on the arrest, but did not immediately receive a response.
An August House report said nearly 100 illegal immigrants on terrorist watch lists were released into the United States under the Biden administration, and Border Patrol agents encountered migrants on the watch list from dozens of countries. revealed that.
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“Under the Biden-Harris Administration, DHS has identified at least 99 of the more than 250 illegal aliens on the terrorist watch list (sic) encountered by the Border Patrol at the Southwest border from FY 2021 to FY 2023. “At least 34 other individuals are in DHS custody but have not yet been removed from the United States,” a report by Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee said. First obtained by Fox News Digital.
The staff interim report also found that immigration officials granted bail to at least 27 immigrants on watch lists who entered the country illegally, including 2,134 Afghans and 33,347 Chinese nationals, Border Patrol said. It also said it had encountered tens of thousands of migrants from countries who could pose a national security risk. The victims included 541 Iranian nationals, 520 Syrian nationals, and 3,104 Uzbekistan nationals.
“This does not include the untold number of potential terrorists who have evaded border security and entered the United States as part of approximately 2 million 'flights' since the Biden-Harris Administration took office,” the report said. states.
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Citing information provided to commission officials in June, the report also reveals that Border Patrol encountered migrants on terrorist watch lists from 36 countries, including areas with high levels of terrorist activity. did. Those countries include Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan, and Yemen.
“National security experts and immigration officials are increasingly concerned about the threat of terrorism emanating from the border, and policymakers need to secure the border and stem the flow of illegal aliens. “It is clear that all steps must be taken, but the Biden-Harris administration has refused to address the national security nightmare created by its radical open border policies,” the report said. are.
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Another damning report released by the commission in October added that more than 1.7 million migrants were encountered in refugee camps. us border Be from a country that authorities believe poses a national security threat to the United States
The report said the number of “special interest aliens” (SIAs) was obtained from briefings of Congressional staff by Department of Homeland Security officials. SIA refers to individuals from countries determined by the U.S. government to have conditions that promote or protect terrorism, or who may pose some national security threat to the United States.
Fox News' Adam Shaw and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com.
