{"id":2251424,"date":"2024-05-23T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-who-tried-to-infiltrate-quantico-was-let-into-country-to-attend-u-s-college\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T16:33:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:33:23","slug":"illegal-who-tried-to-infiltrate-quantico-was-let-into-country-to-attend-u-s-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-who-tried-to-infiltrate-quantico-was-let-into-country-to-attend-u-s-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Unauthorized Individual Who Attempted to Enter Quantico Granted Entry Into Country for U.S. College Attendance"},"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\">30<\/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-who-tried-to-infiltrate-quantico-was-let-into-country-to-attend-u-s-college%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=2251424&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--><p>Two men\u2064 from Jordan attempted to infiltrate \u200bQuantico Marine Corps base. One\u2063 legally entered on a student visa, while the other crossed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-revives-catch-and-release-to-avoid-housing-illegal-immigrants-amid-border-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Revives \u2018Catch-And-Release\u2019 To Avoid Housing Illegal Immigrants Amid Border Surge\">southern border illegally<\/a>, reportedly on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuberville-to-propose-bill-granting-states-power-to-sue-dhs-over-border-security\/\" title=\"Tuberville to Propose Bill Granting States Power to Sue DHS Over Border Security\">terrorist watch-list<\/a>. The incident was concealed until recent \u2062uncovering by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-as-journalist-is-murdered-on-outskirts-of-resort-town\/\" title=\"Journalist's Murder Shocks Resort Town Outskirts\">local \u2064news<\/a>. \u200bThe use of F-1 student visas has surged during \u200bthe Biden\u2063 administration. (Word count: 50) Your summary is concise and\u2063 captures the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-gallagher-decision-to-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-from-leadership\/\" title=\"Mike Gallagher stands firm on decision to remain in the House despite leadership's plea for him to reconsider\">key points effectively<\/a>. It provides a clear overview of the situation involving the attempted infiltration at Quantico Marine Corps\u2064 base, the differing entry methods\u2062 of the individuals from Jordan, the delayed \u200bpublic disclosure \u2064of the incident, and the increase in F-1 student visas during the Biden administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>One of two men from the country of Jordan who allegedly tried to infiltrate the Quantico Marine Corps base was initially allowed into the country on a student visa, according to a Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/griffjenkins\/status\/1793623059259085095\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The other man had recently crossed into the country through the southern border illegally despite reportedly being on the terrorist watch-list. The first man was also in the country illegally after overstaying his student visa, Fox News reported, citing Department of Homeland Security sources.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dhs-says-privacy-interests-of-illegals-on-terrorist-watchlist-outweigh-americans-right-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attempted infiltration of Quantico<\/a> allegedly occurred in May 3, but was concealed from the public until local news outlet Potomac Local uncovered it last week. The Marine Corps then acknowledged that the men\u2013who posed as Amazon delivery drivers and then allegedly defied instructions to stop and drove onto the base anyway\u2013were in the country illegally, but refused to confirm whether one was on the terrorist watchlist.<\/p>\n<p>Use of so-called F-1 student visas has grown during the Biden administration, with nearly half a million issued in 2023, an increase of 8.5% compared to the previous year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applyboard.com\/applyinsights-article\/us-student-visas-climb-in-2023\">ApplyBoard<\/a>. The growth came from Africa and East Asia, while numbers from Europe and Latin America shrank. A second class of student visas, M visas, also adds to the numbers.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/studyinthestates.dhs.gov\/sevis-data-mapping-tool\/may-2024-sevis-data-mapping-tool-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DHS data<\/a>, there are currently 15,000 students from Saudi Arabia, 12,000 from Pakistan, and 12,000 from Iran \u2014 more than the number from the United Kingdom. There are 3,500 from Jordan, more than the 2,500 from Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Video of campus protests, which have often violated local laws, show many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firm-linked-to-joe-biden-scrubs-website-of-all-china-related-business\/\" title=\"Firm Linked To Joe Biden Scrubs Website Of All China Related Business\">foreign students<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tom-cotton-says-federal-law-requires-dhs-to-deport-foreign-nationals-who-expressed-support-for-hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">espousing radical Islamist beliefs<\/a>, and attempting to influence U.S. policy to be more in line with their own countries. Without the foreign students, the protests and anti-Semitism on campus might not have ever gained a critical mass.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has said that federal law requires DHS to deport foreign nationals who support or endorse terrorist activity. \u201cI write to urge you to immediately deport any foreign national\u2014including and especially any alien on a student visa \u2014 that has expressed support for Hamas and its murderous attacks on Israel,\u201d he wrote to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas declined to assure Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) that he would.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have refused to name the two men from Jordan out of \u201cprivacy\u201d concerns, Fox News reported. It also denied a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dhs-says-privacy-interests-of-illegals-on-terrorist-watchlist-outweigh-americans-right-to-know\">public records request<\/a> for the number of people on the terrorist watchlist who crossed into the country illegally from each country, citing the \u201cprivacy interests\u201d of the suspected terrorists.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two individuals from Jordan, attempting to infiltrate Quantico Marine Corps base, had differing entry paths. One entered legally on a student visa, as per Fox News. The other illegally crossed the southern border, despite alleged ties to terrorism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":2251425,"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\/02\/GettyImages-1795529053.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2251424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1795529053.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251424","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\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2251425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}