Two Jordanian men charged with illegally entering Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in May have had their charges dropped, according to reports.
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter dismissed misdemeanor charges against Hasan Hamdan and Mohammad Dabous on October 3, after the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia filed a motion to dismiss the charges against them. It is the same day as. Military.com reported.
It's unclear why the federal judge dismissed the case “without prejudice,” but court documents obtained by the media state that “the ends of justice are best served by this dismissal.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
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The main gate of the U.S. Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, March 22, 2013. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
The attempted break-in occurred on May 3rd. A base spokesperson said two people in a box truck were stopped at the gate and the driver told military police he was delivering to the post office and was working for a subcontractor. Amazon.
An Amazon spokesperson told Fox News at the time that the individuals did not appear to be making deliveries on behalf of the company and that the company was investigating the matter.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told Fox News in May that one of the Jordanian men entered the United States illegally in April before being released. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News the man was an international student whose status was suspended in January.
A DHS official also told Fox News that neither man has any criminal history in the United States and that the FBI would not say whether the suspects are on a terrorist watch list.
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The incident has led to increased scrutiny of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and prompted lawmakers to demand transparency from the Biden administration.
Mayorkas has been criticized on issues related to U.S. border security. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, File)
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin said he wrote a letter to President Biden at the time, saying, “The attempted breach at Quantico and the federal government's silence regarding the immigration status of those involved means you cannot stay safe.'' “This shows once again the significance of what happened.” The goal is to notify the state of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border so they can advocate for the safety of all Virginians. ”
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman, Greg Wehner and Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
