Agents nab Pakistanis with terrorist connections crossing U.S. border

The Washington Times ^ | December 30th, 2015 | By Stephen Dinan

[Mariner]

he Border Patrol nabbed two Pakistani men with ties to terrorism at the U.S.-Mexico border in September in the latest instance of illegal immigrants from so-called “special interest countries” using the southern border as a point of entry to the U.S.

Muhammad Azeem and Mukhtar Ahmad, both in their 20s and from Gujrat, were caught Sept. 20 by agents south of San Diego and just over the international border from Tijuana. When agents checked their identities through databases they got hits on both of them: Mr. Ahmad popped up as an associate of a known or suspected terrorist, while Mr. Azeem’s information had been shared by a foreign government for intelligence purposes.

Both men had been processed two months earlier by immigration officials in Panama, suggesting they took advantage of smuggling networks or other routes increasingly used by Central American illegal immigrants to sneak into the U.S.

It comes as lawmakers on Capitol Hill are increasingly worried about potential terrorists gaining entry to the U.S. through its southern border or taking advantage of lax screening elsewhere in the immigration system.

[Mariner]

For Mr. Trump's campaign....

[Georgia Girl 2]

I thought sneaking across the border was an act of love. :-)

[nopardons]

It’s an act of something, but “LOVE” it ain’t !

[the_individual2014]

I would take an act of love from a nice looking latina girl though.

[Blood of Tyrants]

yep, they would love to kill some infidels in the US.

[ColdOne]

The two agents that caught them......do they still have a job or is the WH going to take them to court and sue them to death for catching them?

[Georgia Girl 2]

But they have never played Cowboys and Muslims before so this may be a big surprise coming their way. :-)

[Pearls Before Swine]

Catch and release?

[Mark17]

The two agents that caught them......do they still have a job or is the WH going to take them to court and sue them to death for catching them?

Sue them? That might be the least of their worries. They need to watch their six.

[ColdOne]

True.

[VRW Conspirator]

Tip of the iceberg.

[GOPJ]

It comes as lawmakers on Capitol Hill are increasingly worried about potential terrorists gaining entry to the U.S. through its southern border or taking advantage of lax screening elsewhere in the immigration system.

What? What? There are 'law makers' worried about the cheap labor express slowing down?

I don't believe it.

[raygunfan]

[dragnet2]

How many hundreds or even thousands have they missed in the past 5 years alone?

[bgill]

How many hundreds or even thousands have they missed in the past 5 years alone?

Exactly.