An Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watch list has been captured trying to sneak into the United States at the southern border near San Digeo – as Border Patrol agents continue to slam Joe Biden for having let title 42 expire.
Several area officials confirmed the arrest, as the FBI opened an investigation into the attempt, where he attempted to enter with a group of migrants near the town of Otay Mesa.
Border Patrol agents discovered the Afghan national through a fingerprint scan that connected him to a terrorist screening database.
The suspect crossed the border just a day before the Biden administration authorized the end of Title 42.
Title 42 was activated by the Trump administration to stem 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.
Several area officials confirmed the arrest, as the FBI opened an investigation into the attempt, where he attempted to enter with a group of migrants near the town of Otay Mesa.
Congressman Darrell Issa – who represents Otay Mesa in Washington – criticized President Biden upon learning of the arrest.
“Biden’s open borders are not just a gateway to five million illegals, record human and child trafficking, and the deadliest drug crisis in our history,” he said. -he declares.
Issa confirmed to local CBP officials that the arrest had been made, according to FoxNews.
“Biden’s reckless policy is also an open invitation to even the world’s most wanted terrorists to come to America. They know they will never have to leave. The nation knows what is going on and this president is only beginning to be held accountable for what he has done.
DailyMail.com has contacted Border Patrol for further comment.
Title 42 finally expired Thursday at midnight EST.
The Biden administration has rushed through new restrictions, effectively reinstating Trump’s “transit ban,” which allows the deportation of arrivals who have not sought asylum in the countries through which they traveled.
A view of the US-Mexico border in Otay Mesa, California, where the Afghan national tried to sneak
An Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watch list was reportedly captured trying to sneak into the United States at the southern border near San Digeo, as many continue to criticize President Joe Biden for ending in title 42.
Migrants can legally show up at the border if they used a mobile app, CBP One, to register in advance.
But there were hitches. An eleventh-hour legal challenge stalled plans to release migrants more quickly from Border Patrol detention.
The rapidly falling numbers will help ease the pressure on detention centers that were operating well beyond their capacity.
Nearly 300 newly arrived migrants were released by officials in Yuma, Ariz., on Friday, illustrating how border towns are struggling to cope with a huge surge in arrivals over the past week.
On Thursday, the mayor of Yuma announced that CBP plans to release migrants into the city who have not undergone full processing, though he insisted they have been “screened.”
And on Friday afternoon, three white buses with blacked-out windows drove into the Yuma Public Security Training Center near the city’s airport.
The location was a closely guarded secret, but DailyMail.com was on hand to witness the publication. A briefing document said 141 people were being released.
You could see streams of people exiting the buses and being directed to a shaded waiting area, where there was at least shelter from the 96F temperatures.
Nearly 300 newly arrived migrants were released by officials in Yuma, Arizona on Friday, illustrating how border towns are struggling to cope with a huge surge
Migrants were seen boarding buses in Yuma, Arizona, and coincided with the end of Title 42 and the lifting of a Trump-era restriction designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19
On Friday afternoon, three white buses with blacked-out windows drove into the Yuma Public Security Training Center near the city’s airport.
From there, it is understood that they will be put on buses to take them to Phoenix.
It followed a similar release of around 140 people to a separate location in Yuma and nearby San Luis in the morning.
Yuma County Supervisor Jonathan Lines said the process was an admission that federal authorities simply couldn’t cope with.
“It’s unwinding and the federal government is relying on local and state government to do its job,” he said.
“This is another failure of the Biden administration to deal with a problem it created with its open border policy.”
