An Afghan on the FBI terror list is arrested at the southern border while trying to sneak into the US
An Afghan on the FBI’s terror list has been captured trying to sneak into the US on the southern border near San Digeo – as border patrol agents continue to criticize Joe Biden for allowing Title 42 to expire.
Multiple officials in the area have confirmed the arrest as the FBI has launched an investigation into the attempt, in which he attempted to enter with a group of migrants near the town of Otay Mesa.
Border Patrol agents discovered the Afghan through a fingerprint scan that connected him to a terrorist screening database.
The suspect crossed the border just one day before the Biden administration allowed Title 42 to end.
Title 42 was activated by the Trump administration to contain the spread of COVID-19. It is a public health measure that allows border authorities to immediately deport arrivals before they can even apply for asylum.
Multiple officials in the region have confirmed the arrest as the FBI has launched an investigation into the attempt, in which he attempted to enter with a group of migrants near the town of Otay Mesa.
Congressman Darrell Issa — who represents Otay Mesa in Washington — denounced President Biden upon learning of the arrest.
“Biden’s open borders are not only a gateway to five million illegal immigrants, record human and child trafficking and the deadliest drug crisis in our history,” he said.
Issa has confirmed with local CBP representatives that the arrest has taken place Fox news.
Biden’s reckless policies are also an open invitation to even the world’s most wanted terrorists to come to America. They know they never have to leave. The nation knows what’s going on and this president is just beginning to be held accountable for what he did.”
DailyMail.com has reached out to Border Patrol for further comment.
Title 42 expired at midnight eastern time on Thursday.
The Biden administration rushed through new restrictions, effectively reinstating Trump’s “transit ban,” which allows for the deportation of arrivals who did not seek asylum in countries they traveled through.
A view of the United States-Mexico border in Otay Mesa, California, where the Afghan national tried to sneak in
An Afghan on the FBI terror list has reportedly been captured trying to sneak into the United States on the southern border near San Digeo, as many continue to criticize President Joe Biden for ending Title 42.
Migrants can legally report to the border if they have used a mobile app, CBP One, to pre-register.
But there were snags. An 11th-hour legal challenge blocked plans to speed up the release of migrants from Border Patrol detention.
The rapid decline in numbers will ease the pressure on detention centers that have far exceeded their capacity.
Nearly 300 newly arrived migrants were released by officials in Yuma, Arizona, on Friday, illustrating how border towns are grappling with a huge wave of arrivals over the past week.
On Thursday, Yuma’s mayor announced that CBP planned to release migrants into the city who had not yet undergone full processing, though he insisted they had been “vetted.”
And on Friday afternoon, three white buses with darkened windows drove into the Yuma Public Safety Training Facility close to the city’s airport.
The location was a closely guarded secret, but DailyMail.com was on hand to witness the release. A briefing document said 141 were released.
Streams of people could be seen climbing out of the buses and being led into a shaded waiting area, where there was at least some shelter from 96F temperatures.
Nearly 300 newly arrived migrants were released by officials in Yuma, Arizona, on Friday, illustrating how border towns are grappling with a massive surge
Migrants were seen on buses in Yuma, Arizona coinciding with the end of Title 42 and the lifting of a Trump-era restriction to prevent the spread of COVID-19
On Friday afternoon, three white buses with darkened windows drove into the Yuma Public Safety Training Facility close to the city’s airport.
From there it is understood that they are put on buses to take them to Phoenix.
It followed a similar release of about 140 people at a separate location in Yuma and nearby San Luis in the morning.
Yuma County Supervisor Jonathan Lines said the process was a recognition that federal authorities simply could not handle.
“This is depressing and the federal government is relying on the local and state government to do its job,” he said.
“It is another failure by the Biden administration to solve a problem they created with their open borders policy.”