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| South African woman's passport prompts federal investigation |
| 2004-07-28 |
| A South African woman was charged today with illegally entering the United States. Federal authorities say she appeared at an airport near the U-S-Mexico border with a mutilated passport, several plane tickets and flight schedules, and a pair of wet, muddy pants in her bag. Federal authorities are investigating whether Farida Goolam Mohamed Ahmed has ties to al Qaeda or other terrorists groups. They have not substantiated anything so far. That's what a senior federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The 48-year-old was arrested July 19th at the McAllen airport after she failed to produce a visa to prove her legal travel within the United States. That's what F-B-I Special Agent Davie Delgado said in an affidavit. The affidavit says that Ahmed provided a South African passport that was missing four pages. Authorities say she said that her Visa was in New York. Authorities say she later told them she was smuggled into the United States from Mexico by crossing the Rio Grande. Ahmed's attorney says there's no evidence that his client has terrorist ties. The Associated Press reported earlier today that authorities believed crime syndicates operating within the South African government were believed to be selling illegal passports. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #9 (Farida Goolam Mohamed) Ahmed’s attorney says there’s no evidence that his client has terrorist ties. Big hot air defense lawyer fibberoonie. Read updates on this lady, smuggled across our Mexican border[hello Tom Ridge] at the recent article on Page 1 today entitled: "High-level Al-Queda suspect arrested in Texas?" http://www.rantburg.com/#39226 |
| Posted by: rex 2004-07-28 5:49:41 PM |
| #8 Down here in South Texas every other billboard has a ad for imigration lawyers. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-07-28 2:27:06 PM |
| #7 Oh, and doesn't it seem a wee bit unusual that she would have an attorney??? Not really. She'd be appointed one, and probably the local CAIR office has a few on retainer. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-07-28 1:28:27 PM |
| #6 Ahmed's attorney says there's no evidence that his client has terrorist ties. Who gives a rat's ass? The main issue isn't one of ties to terrorist organizations; it's one of illegal entry, and that her documentation isn't in order. The solution? Deport the wench. Case closed. Oh, and doesn't it seem a wee bit unusual that she would have an attorney??? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-28 1:26:20 PM |
| #5 Mexican serial killer Rafael R. Ramirez was wanted for capital murder in Texas and was able to cross the border at will several times. He was even picked up and released by the border patrol for an illegal crossing while he had murder warrants. Nothing was done to fix the border. He was only caught because a relative turned him in for cash. No doubt, the assholes-who-don't-like-us have read his story too. |
| Posted by: Rawsnacks 2004-07-28 12:59:33 PM |
| #4 The conditions under which Ahmed was detained were a violation of her civil rights, regardless of her status, said Will Harrell, executive director for the Texas office of the American Civil Liberties Union. The usual suspects creep out from under their rocks to say a few lawyerly words... |
| Posted by: rex 2004-07-28 12:29:16 PM |
| #3 Holy crap... this is in my area. Another article: http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=2858&Section=Local As if illegal immigrants weren't bad enough to deal with... |
| Posted by: Anonymous4021 2004-07-28 11:27:10 AM |
| #2 a pair of wet, muddy pants in her bag. Hence the phrase "wetback", not just for undocumented persons of Mexican origin anymore. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-07-28 8:45:52 AM |
| #1 Here's a breaking news AP story that's prolly related - about stolen South African Passports... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-07-28 1:12:33 AM |