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| Border Patrol arrests South African national on terrorist watchlist who entered US illegally | |
| 2024-12-18 | |
| [FoxNews] A South African national who illegally entered the U.S. landed a "positive match" on the terrorist watchlist leading to his "swift" arrest in New York City. According to U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, the unidentified South African national was initially detained in Texas for criminal trespassing, but was released. A Texas Department of Public Safety official confirmed to Fox News that the migrant was first arrested on a ranch near Eagle Pass in September, then they turned him over to federal border patrol who released him. His arrest, alongside 36 other illegal migrants, was documented and shared on social media by Lt. Chris Olivarez, the spokesperson for the Texas DPS. Olivarez said that among the group were special interest illegal immigrants from Turkey, Pakistan, India and Vietnam. Owens said that a further investigation revealed a "positive match on the terrorist watchlist."
"Thanks to the coordination of multiple agencies, this potential threat was located, taken into custody, and is now pending removal," he said. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 As reported by Breitbart Texas, the migrant was identified by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers as Umar Farooq Ashraf, a South African citizen. The alert from the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database identified the man as the possible spouse or child of a known or suspected terrorist. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-18 18:13 |
| #3 Paki or Indian, not native South African. You mean like Gandhi? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-18 18:10 |
| #2 Biden Admin Released Suspected Terrorist After Texas Warned of Connection, Later Re-Arrested "Umar Farooq Ashraf, a South African citizen." A popular name apparently |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-12-18 12:05 |
| #1 Paki or Indian, not native South African. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-12-18 06:32 |