Suspected Jordanian terrorist arrested at US northern border: ICE

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A Jordanian migrant was caught trying to cross the northern border illegally earlier this month — and federal authorities believe he is a terrorist.

Mohammed Hassan Abdellatif Albana, 41, was expelled from the US on November 15 Border Patrol agents caught him near the northern border in Linden, Washington, where he was caught trying to cross into the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday.

It is not clear when and from where Albana came in quietly.

Drew H. Bostock, director of the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) field office in Seattle, said the agency is “committed to removing noncitizens who pose a threat to the national security of the United States”.

“Our officers conscientiously carry out these removals as a part of the federal law enforcement effort to protect Pacific Northwest communities,” Bostock said.

During the Biden administration, the number of terror-bound migrants apprehended by federal border officials reached record levels.

border patrol agent Caught 300 migrants whose names are in the terrorist watch list Crossing both the southern and northern borders illegally during that time period, According to federal data,

border agent Palestinian Omar Shehada arrested35, who was listed on the terrorist watch list in August for using “explosives/weapons” for an unidentified terrorist group on the New Mexico border.

Exactly a month ago, according to a leaked memo first obtained by The Post, border agents near San Diego apprehended three Palestinian migrants and another from Turkey, all of whom are being treated as terrorism suspects linked to an unnamed terrorist organization. was diagnosed.

Border Patrol sources have told The Post that because of the sheer volume of illegal immigrants and not enough time to investigate them, they have intentionally left bad actors in the country.

something, like eight Tajik citizens Caught in a multi-state sting earlier this year, they escaped federal investigative procedures and were accidentally released into the US by federal authorities, who are still working to track down additional members of the group.

Sources said the group was suspected of having ties to ISIS and was said to be planning to attack LGBTQ people in Philadelphia.