African terror suspect walked free for WEEKS after being unknowingly released by Border Patrol – as fears mount over security risks caused by migrant crisis

An African terror suspect was allowed to enter the US and walk free for several weeks in a disturbing security lane at the southern border.

The unnamed fugitive, 29, from Senegal, was arrested in New York City last month after it was discovered he was wanted in his home country for alleged terrorist activities.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) said the suspect was wanted for crimes including criminal conspiracy and destruction in connection with a terrorist organization.

He was also wanted for acts endangering public safety or causing “serious political problems” and for direct provocation of an armed crowd.

It comes as security fears grow at the porous southern border, with sources previously revealing to DailyMail.com that some of Venezuela’s worst gangsters have also sneaked into the country as the migrant crisis escalates.

The suspected terrorist was arrested on October 17 in Lower Manhattan, outside the Jacob K. Javits federal office building, where the Federal Plaza immigration court is located.

However, his first encounter with law enforcement in the U.S. occurred two weeks earlier, when he was stopped by Border Patrol agents at the southern border near Lukeville, Arizona.

Despite his alleged criminal history, the man was only processed by officials before being issued a Notice to Appear in New York City and released on his own recognizance, according to Fox news.

But just a week into his stay in the United States, on October 10, agents from the ICE Homeland Security Investigation unit alerted emergency response officers in New York that the dangerous suspect was on the loose in the Big Apple.

He was then arrested seven days later “without incident” in Lower Manhattan by ICE’s New York City Fugitive Operations team. The press release did not explain the delay in his arrest.

His presence in New York City also comes as the city struggles to deal with the more than 120,000 migrants who have poured into the Big Apple since April 2022 thanks to lax and ineffective border policies.

Journalist Bill Melugin quoted Border Patrol sources who explained how the terrorist suspect was able to circumvent security measures at the border.

The source reportedly said that if Border Patrol checks “fail, they will assume he is at large,” and if “derogatory information is developed through another source, such as a biometrics attaché, which emerges later.”

He said information is “loaded into a shared database,” and that Border Patrol agents don’t have “the luxury of sitting on these people for weeks.”

After his arrest, Kenneth Genalo, director of the ERO New York City Field Office, said the incident should serve as a warning to those who “wrongly believe they can exploit our immigration laws.”

“Noncitizens involved in or suspected of supporting terrorism pose a direct threat to our country’s national security and will soon be removed from the United States,” Genalo said.

“ERO New York City will use every tool at our disposal to protect American citizens and residents from those who wrongly believe they can abuse our immigration laws to escape justice in other countries.”

But Genalo’s claim that the arrest could deter potential migrant criminals comes as the crisis continues to set records at the border, including as many as 269,735 encounters with Border Patrol in the month of September. according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Increasing numbers of asylum seekers from around the world, including a recent surge in Chinese migrants, also made September the first month ever in which Mexicans did not count among the largest number of people apprehended at the border.

The 39,733 Mexican migrants were led by 54,833 from Venezuela, with many of the country’s worst criminals crossing the border and causing chaos in major US cities in recent months.

Sources told DailyMail.com that dozens of migrants, including henchmen of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, have hit major cities such as Dallas, Miami and Chicago.

The influx to Dallas has led to a Venezuelan neighborhood known as “Villa Dallas,” which has descended into chaos filled with illegal street racing, beatings, shootings and extortion attempts.

Residents, mostly migrants who had recently made the harrowing journey through several countries to reach America, pointed to videos of fights between gunmen, broken windows and reckless drivers speeding through parking lots.

In a disturbing clip from Villa Dallas, a man wearing a shirt over his head was seen being brutally beaten by several men, including being kicked in the head. Meanwhile, in the background, a car’s tires can be heard screeching as shots are fired into the air.

“They want to do the same thing here as they used to do in Venezuela,” said immigration attorney Rolando Vazquez.

“Many of these people are criminals of the (Nicholas) Maduro regime. “Some are ex-security forces. They are professional criminals or part of criminal organizations.’

The group, identified as gang leaders by the person who shared the harrowing images, comes amid growing fears over the risks posed by unbridled migration and ineffective documentation at the border.

‘The border is a mess; Biden must admit he made a mistake. He must come up with a plan to deport millions of people,” added Vazquez, who is of Mexican descent and has a Venezuelan wife.

‘No one does anything about it. ICE could easily deport them for being here illegally or having weapons. They should be deported from the country, but nothing is being done about it. They just keep coming in.”