{"id":2201013,"date":"2024-03-18T08:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T12:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-caught-at-border-says-hes-a-hezbollah-terrorist-planned-to-make-a-bomb-report\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T08:13:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T12:13:22","slug":"illegal-alien-caught-at-border-says-hes-a-hezbollah-terrorist-planned-to-make-a-bomb-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-caught-at-border-says-hes-a-hezbollah-terrorist-planned-to-make-a-bomb-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Detained Migrant Claims Hezbollah Affiliation, Intended Bomb Plot: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-alien-caught-at-border-says-hes-a-hezbollah-terrorist-planned-to-make-a-bomb-report%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=2201013&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>Alleged\u200b Hezbollah\u200d Operative Arrested at\u2064 U.S. Border<\/h2>\n<p>In an operation that&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-rises-to-at-least-130-in-kenya-somalia-and-ethiopia-floods\/\" title=\"Death Toll Rises To At Least 130 In Kenya, Somalia And Ethiopia Floods\">sending shock\u2063 waves<\/a> across the nation, U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cbp-head-biden-administration-is-facilitating-illegal-immigration-into-america\/\" title=\"Former CBP Head: Biden Administration \u2018Is Facilitating Illegal Immigration\u2019 Into America\">border authorities<\/a> have made a \u2063 <strong>chilling arrest<\/strong> on the southern frontier. The suspect, a Lebanese national, was more than forthcoming with a jaw-dropping confession: he professed to be an operative for Hezbollah with plans to carry\u2063 out a \u200cshocking act on American soil.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c narrative, as unveiled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/17\/us-news\/illegal-migrant-from-lebanon-admitted-terror-ties\/\">New York Post<\/a>, reads like the plot of a high-stakes espionage novel. On March 9, close to El Paso, Texas, agents apprehended a 22-year-old named Basel Bassel Ebbadi, whose \u200cintentions may have been as malicious as they were clear.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An internal Border Patrol document labeled Ebbadi\u2019s capture as a\u200b \u201cSignificant\u2064 Arrest,&#8221; detailing how the\u200d Border Patrol&#8217;s Tactical Terrorism Response Team was\u2062 confronted with a shocking \u2063admission. After being read his Miranda rights, Ebbadi declared his allegiance to a notorious foreign terrorist \u2063organization. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A\u200c Confession That \u2063Strikes Fear<\/h3>\n<p>Under interrogation, Ebbadi&#8217;s purported claims did not cease to stun. Two days post-arrest, while undergoing a medical evaluation,\u200b he was questioned about \u2064his \u2063presence in\u200b the\u2064 U.S. His response was terse,\u2062 but terrifying: &#8220;I\u2019m going to try to\u2062 make a bomb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the revelations didn&#8217;t\u200d end there. Ebbadi described\u2064 to \u200dofficials his involvement with Hezbollah\u2014an Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist faction notorious for its global operations. He claimed to have dedicated seven years to the \u200cgroup, actively partaking in\u200b the arsenal defense of \u2063their militant activities.<\/p>\n<p>His alleged\u2062 expertise? He reportedly trained in &#8220;jihad&#8221; and described a\u200b harrowing focus on the \u200celimination of non-Muslims. With his sights set\u2062 on\u2064 New York, the\u2062 potential risk he posed\u200b was both immediate and severe.<\/p>\n<p>The coverage \u2064of\u200d this case by \u2064the New York Post has gone viral, amassing countless views and sparking\u200c a \u2062conversation that has penetrated deep into the \u2063sociopolitical dialogue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outcry Over Security and Border\u200d Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The incident has led\u200d to a surge of\u2064 concerns and critical reactions, especially\u200d from conservative\u2064 camps, regarding the \u200dcurrent state of U.S. border security \u2063policies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senator Joni Ernst \u200d(R-IA) \u2064expressed alarm: \u201cBiden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/constitutional-crisis-or-political-war\/\" title=\"Constitutional Crisis or Political War\">open border<\/a> is an open invitation for Iran-backed terrorists to infiltrate our homeland. This will only get worse\u2063 until Biden secures the border.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-jim-acosta-admits-to-media-bias-against-the-president\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019S Jim Acosta admits to media bias against the President\">border arrest<\/a> not only places a spotlight on\u2064 the urgency of national \u2063security but also ignites a broader discussion on immigration practices and their implications for the safety of \u2063U.S. citizens. Ebbadi\u2019s \u2062continuing investigation will undoubtedly be\u2063 a\u200d focal point for\u200d both American security agencies and the public \u200dat large.<\/p>\n<p>As more details emerge, \u2064the nation holds its \u200bbreath,\u2062 awaiting insights that could be key to thwarting future threats and \u200dshoring up the defenses that keep its\u2063 citizens out of harm&#8217;s way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese Man Arrested at U.S. Border, Alleged Hezbollah Member with Bomb Plans: New York Post reports, a 22-year-old named Basel Bassel Ebbadi was detained by Border Patrol on March 9, claiming terrorist ties and intent to construct a bomb in the U.S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2201014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/Hezbollah-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2201013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/Hezbollah-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2201013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2201013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}