Federal authorities believe a Jordanian immigrant caught trying to enter the United States through the northern border is a terrorist, according to ICE Removal Operations in Seattle.
Mohamed Hassan Abdellatif Albana, 41, was captured near the northern border of Linden, Washington, the agency said in a press release Wednesday. It is unclear when and where he sneaked into this country.
U.S. immigration authorities identified Mr. Albana as a “known or suspected terrorist,” the agency said.
According to the agency, Albana was returned to Jordan on November 15 after completing immigration procedures.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents gather for a field training session with specially trained dogs in the mountains north of Colville, Washington, on May 9, 2006. (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images)
“ERO Seattle is committed to removing noncitizens who pose a risk to the national security of the United States. Our personnel conduct these removals as part of federal law enforcement efforts to protect Pacific Northwest communities. We're doing it faithfully,” said Drew, director of ERO's Seattle field office. H. Bostock.
Under the Biden administration, Border Patrol agents have intercepted 300 migrants crossing the northern and southern borders of countries whose names are on terrorist watch lists, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
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“Of the more than 250 illegal aliens on the terrorist watch list encountered by the Border Patrol at the Southwest border from fiscal years 2021 to 2023 under the Biden-Harris Administration, DHS has identified at least 99 individuals, including at least 34 “Others are in DHS custody but have not yet been removed from the United States,” according to a report by Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, a copy of which was first published by Fox News. Obtained) Digital says.
The staff's interim report also found that immigration judges granted bail to at least 27 immigrants on watch lists who entered the country illegally, and that Border Patrol has identified countries that may pose a national security risk. It was also found that they encountered tens of thousands of migrants from across the country, including 2,134 Afghans and 33,347 Chinese nationals. 541 Iranian nationals, 520 Syrian nationals, and 3,104 Uzbek nationals.
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“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.
Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw contributed to this report
