{"id":2064877,"date":"2023-10-12T13:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-from-middle-east-arrested-at-us-border-over-past-10-days-steve-daines\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:32:33","slug":"illegal-immigrants-from-middle-east-arrested-at-us-border-over-past-10-days-steve-daines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-from-middle-east-arrested-at-us-border-over-past-10-days-steve-daines\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Daines reports recent arrests of Middle Eastern illegal immigrants at US border."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-immigrants-from-middle-east-arrested-at-us-border-over-past-10-days-steve-daines%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2064877&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Illegal Immigrants from \u2063Middle\u200b Eastern \u2064Countries Caught\u200c at US-Mexico Border, Raises Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>According to\u200d Republican Senator \u200bSteve Daines, Border \u200cPatrol agents have apprehended illegal immigrants from \u200cvarious Middle Eastern countries at\u200b the United States-Mexico border since \u200bthe beginning of the \u2064month. This has become a cause for concern, especially \u2064in light of the recent Hamas terror attack in Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>Senator Daines Visits Rio Grande Valley to Investigate<\/h3>\n<p>Senator\u2062 Daines recently visited the \u2064Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas to gain insight into the\u2064 methods used by individuals to enter \u200cthe \u2064United States. He was particularly alarmed by\u2063 the\u2063 number of people entering the country, especially\u200b those who managed to evade \u2064capture.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Since the\u2063 first of \u200cOctober, Border Patrol agents have apprehended \u2063individuals from \u2063Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, \u200cBangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, \u2063Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, \u2063Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya. Malaysia, \u2064Morocco, North Korea, \u2064Oman,\u200b Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, \u2062Uzbekistan,\u2063 Yemen,&#8221; Daines\u2062 said\u2062 in a media call following his visit. \u200b&#8221;This is\u2064 just in the last 10 days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The threat of terrorism has intensified following \u2062the recent Hamas attack in Israel, where over 1,000 Israelis were killed, and numerous women and infants were subjected\u2064 to horrific acts of violence. The death toll,\u200b including casualties\u200d in Gaza, \u200dhas reached\u200c at least 1,800 lives \u200blost, including \u200c11\u2063 Americans.<\/p>\n<h3>Record\u2062 Number of Terror Watch\u2064 List \u200cIndividuals Apprehended<\/h3>\n<p>From October \u200d2022 to August\u2064 2023, Border Patrol agents apprehended 151 non-U.S. citizens who were on the\u200b FBI&#8217;s\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-delegation-calls-on-biden-to-take-action-at-border\/\" title=\"GOP delegation calls on Biden to take action at border\">terror watch list<\/a> \u200dor affiliated with someone \u2062on \u200cthe list. \u2062This is the highest annual \u200dnumber in the Border Patrol&#8217;s history, surpassing\u2064 previous records.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very concerned \u2062about \u2062potential sleeper cells that can be \u2063coming across our southern border. I asked Border Patrol agents how Syrian, how \u2064Lebanese, \u2064how Middle Eastern country citizens can come in, and they told me \u200bthey\u2063 fly first and foremost to an airport in the \u200dMiddle East \u200d\u2014 could be\u200b Saudi \u200cArabia, could be\u200d in Dubai \u2014 and then from there,\u2064 they take a flight\u200d to Colombia,&#8221; Daines\u200b said. &#8220;Then from Colombia. \u2063They&#8217;re taking a trip oftentimes by\u200b bus\u2064 across Central America,\u2062 across Mexico [to] \u200cour southern\u2063 border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his visit \u200cto McAllen, Texas, Senator Daines encountered four men \u200cfrom \u200cSyria\u2064 who were arrested at the \u200cBorder Patrol&#8217;s adult processing center. He also spoke with a\u2062 Cuban man who had\u2062 just crossed the border\u2063 and\u200b was flying to \u200dBoston, revealing that\u2063 he \u200dhad paid a Mexican cartel\u200c $4,000 for his journey. Similar stories were \u200dshared by two Venezuelans who paid $3,000 to $4,000 to Mexican cartels.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200cCBP data, \u2063over 10,000 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, and Syria were\u200c arrested at \u200cthe border between \u200bOctober\u2064 2021 and October 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns\u200d Over\u200c Screening Process and Border Security<\/h3>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security has protocols in\u2063 place to \u2064screen\u2064 immigrants at the border, as well as airports, seaports, and land points of entry. However, immigrants can only be screened\u200d against U.S. criminal databases, leaving arrests and\u2063 convictions \u200cin other countries unknown to federal authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Daines expressed dissatisfaction with the Biden administration&#8217;s \u2063approach to border security but commended\u200c the decision to construct 20 miles of \u2063border \u2062wall in the Rio Grande Valley to deter further illegal crossings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Gotaways, in other words, you&#8217;ve laid eyes on him,\u200c either \u2062physically or through video cameras, but never \u2062had \u2063a\u2062 chance\u200b to stop them and \u200dinterview them,&#8221; Daines said. &#8220;Who are\u200b these \u200c1.5 million gotaways that are \u2064in\u2062 our country? And those are \u200djust the ones\u200c that we saw on video cameras and physical eyes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Department \u200dof Homeland Security\u2064 did not respond to\u2064 Senator Daines&#8217; statements.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/illegal-immigrants-middle-east-border-patrol-hamas-terror-attack\">The Washington \u2064Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Lumbia or Panama and cross \u2064over to \u200dMexico,&#8221; Senator Daines revealed. &#8220;From Mexico, they then\u2063 \u2062cross \u2064the Mexican-American border and \u200center \u200cthe \u200cUnited \u2062States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2> How does the Mexican government collaborate with \u200bthe United States in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-control-uk-govt-deporting-convicted-people-trafficker-for-third-time-in-under-two-years\/\" title=\"Border 'Control': UK Govt Deporting Convicted People-Trafficker for Third Time in Under Two Years\">preventing illegal immigration<\/a> through these \u200cPAA routes<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d The\u2063 Mexican government \u2063collaborates with the United \u200cStates \u200cin\u200c preventing illegal immigration through the PAA (Pacific and Atlantic\u200d Alternative) routes through various strategies and initiatives. Some of these \u2064include:<\/p>\n<p>1. Enhanced border security: Mexico has implemented stricter border enforcement\u200c measures, including increased patrolling and the deployment of more security personnel along its borders. This helps\u200c to\u2062 prevent unauthorized\u2062 border crossings and reduce the number of\u2062 individuals attempting to \u200buse \u2062PAA routes\u200b for illegal \u2062immigration.<\/p>\n<p>2. Information sharing: The Mexican government shares intelligence and information related to illegal immigration \u200cactivities\u200b with U.S. authorities. This includes sharing data \u200don <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italian-pm-meloni-travels-to-us-to-give-un-dire-warning-after-illegal-immigration-doubles-in-italy\/\" title=\"Italian PM Meloni warns UN after illegal immigration in Italy doubles.\">human trafficking\u200b networks<\/a>,\u200d smuggling routes, and other relevant information to help\u2062 identify and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-swing-district-gop-challenger-bets-security-wins-far-from-border\/\" title=\"GOP challenger in Virginia swing district believes security victories are not limited to border areas.\">apprehend individuals involved<\/a> in \u200dillegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>3. Joint operations: Mexican and U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-from-middle-east-arrested-at-us-border-over-past-10-days-steve-daines\/\" title=\"Steve Daines reports recent arrests of Middle Eastern illegal immigrants at US border.\">law enforcement agencies conduct joint operations<\/a> \u2064and initiatives to target human smuggling \u2063networks operating in the PAA routes. This\u200d involves coordinated efforts\u200c such as joint patrols, interagency collaboration, and intelligence sharing to disrupt and dismantle these networks.<\/p>\n<p>4. Bilateral agreements: Mexico and the United \u200dStates have\u200c signed various bilateral agreements, including\u2063 the Merida Initiative, \u200dwhich aims to\u200c enhance security cooperation between the two\u200d countries.\u2063 These agreements facilitate collaborative\u200d efforts to address security challenges, including illegal immigration, along the PAA routes.<\/p>\n<p>5. Border infrastructure development: \u2064Both countries \u200cinvest in the development of infrastructure \u2062at the border regions \u2062to improve security and control. This includes the installation of surveillance systems,\u200b construction of border fences, and the implementation of technological advancements to enhance\u200d monitoring capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>6. Migration \u2063and asylum\u200b policies: Mexico has implemented stricter migration and asylum \u2063policies to discourage illegal immigration. This includes implementing stricter \u200cdocumentation\u200c requirements, reinforcing immigration checkpoints, and \u200cenhancing the processing \u200bof asylum applications. These measures \u200baim to deter \u200bindividuals from attempting illegal border crossings through PAA routes.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2063is important to note that\u2062 the collaboration between\u2063 the Mexican\u200c government and the United States in preventing illegal immigration through the PAA \u2064routes\u200d is an ongoing effort, as both countries continually assess and adapt their \u2063strategies to address\u200b evolving challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illegal immigrants from Middle Eastern countries were apprehended by US Border Patrol agents on the US-Mexico border this month. This has raised concerns, especially after the recent Hamas terror attack in Israel, as stated by Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana. Sen. 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