By Stephen M. Lepore Dailymail.Com
Updated May 15, 2023 02:34, May 15, 2023 02:44
- Officials Confirmed Arrests Made in Otay Mesa Town
- Afghans found mixed with immigrant groups
- Local officials continue to lash out at President Biden’s immigration policy
An Afghan on the FBI’s terrorist watch list has been caught trying to sneak into the US on the southern border near San Di Jeo. Border agents continue to accuse Joe Biden of revoking Title 42.
The FBI has opened an investigation into an attempted break-in with a group of migrants near the town of Otay Mesa, and multiple local officials have confirmed the arrests.
Border Patrol agents found Afghans through fingerprint scans and connected them to a terrorist testing database.
The suspect crossed the border just one day before the Biden administration allowed Title 42 to end.
Title 42 was invoked by the Trump administration to stop the spread of COVID-19. This is a public health measure that allows border officials to expel arrivals before they can apply for asylum.
Rep. Darrell Issa, a Rep. of Otay Mesa in Washington, lashed out at President Biden upon hearing of the arrest.
“Biden’s open borders are more than just a gateway to five million illegal immigrants, record human trafficking, child trafficking and the worst drug crisis in our country’s history,” he said.
Reportedly, Issa confirmed the arrest to a local CBP representative. fox news.
“Biden’s reckless policies openly invite even the world’s most wanted terrorists to come to America.” The public knows what’s going on and this president is just beginning to be held accountable for what he’s done. ”
DailyMail.com reached out to Border Patrol for further comment.
Title 42 finally expired at midnight Eastern time on Thursday.
The Biden administration rushed to implement new restrictions, effectively reinstating President Trump’s “transit curfew,” which allows the deportation of arrivals who did not seek asylum in the destination country.
Migrants can legally report to the border after pre-registering using the CBP One mobile app.
But there was also a problem. An 11-hour legal challenge blocked plans to release migrants from border guard custody more quickly.
A rapid decline in inmate numbers would help relieve pressure on detention facilities that were operating far beyond capacity.
Authorities in Yuma, Arizona, released about 300 newly arrived immigrants on Friday, showing how the border city has struggled to cope with a surge in immigration over the past week.
On Thursday, the mayor of Yuma announced that CBP was planning to release immigrants who had not undergone full processing into the city, but claimed they were being “scrutinized.”
Then on Friday afternoon, three white buses with blackened windows arrived at the Yuma Public Safety Training Facility near the city’s airport.
The location was top secret, but DailyMail.com was there to reveal it. According to the press release, 141 people are scheduled to be released.
People were seen getting off the buses and ushered into shaded waiting areas where they could escape temperatures of at least 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
From there they are known to be put on a bus and taken to Phoenix.
This followed the release of about 140 people in other parts of Yuma and nearby San Luis in the morning as well.
Yuma County Superintendent Jonathan Lines said the process was an acknowledgment of federal officials’ failure to act.
“This is a depressing situation and the federal government is dependent on local and state governments to do their job,” he said.
“It’s yet another failure of the Biden administration to address the problems it created with its open-border policy.”