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US deports Pakistani militant |
2005-05-29 |
![]() Muhammad, 23, was living in the San Francisco area when he was arrested in January 2004 for overstaying his visa by eight months, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an arm of the Homeland Security Department. He entered the United States in 2001, a year after ICE officials said he trained to use pistols, rifles and grenades in a Harakatul Mujahidin camp in Afghanistan. The leader of Harakatul Mujahideen is believed to be a close ally to Osama Bin Laden, ICE officials said. The Justice Department did not pursue criminal charges against Muhammad. "Knowledge or connection to a terrorist activity may not be sufficient to prove a terrorism crime," said Justice spokesman Kevin Madden. "Sometimes the best alternative from a national security standpoint is to pursue other disruption efforts, including removal from the US." |
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