{"id":2355569,"date":"2024-10-16T09:26:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T13:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-dps-officers-arrest-more-special-interest-aliens-including-men-from-iran-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T09:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T13:28:05","slug":"texas-dps-officers-arrest-more-special-interest-aliens-including-men-from-iran-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-dps-officers-arrest-more-special-interest-aliens-including-men-from-iran-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas DPS officers arrest more special interest aliens, including men from Iran &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Ftexas-dps-officers-arrest-more-special-interest-aliens-including-men-from-iran-washington-examiner%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=2355569&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>The Texas Department of Public Safety\u200c (DPS) is actively arresting &#8220;special interest aliens&#8221; (SIAs) as part of Operation Lone\u200c Star, a border security initiative led by\u200c Governor Greg Abbott. SIAs are noncitizens identified as potentially linked to terrorism based\u2064 on \u2064their travel patterns. \u2062Recently, 14 SIAs from Iran, Egypt, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were apprehended among 165 foreign nationals who\u200c illegally entered Texas. Texas DPS Lieutenant Chris Olivarez\u2062 noted the increase in SIA arrests\u2062 and emphasized national security concerns, especially regarding individuals \u2062from nations designated as sponsors\u200b of terrorism. The DPS has also rescued over 900 unaccompanied alien children (UACs), who are transferred to the care of the U.S. \u2062Department of Health and Human Services, amidst ongoing investigations\u2063 into the treatment and vetting processes for these minors. Additionally, the ongoing operations led to \u200dapprehensions of \u200bother illegal border crossers, \u200cincluding families and individuals from\u2063 various\u200d countries.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas DPS officers arrest more special interest aliens, including men from Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1836543\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Texas Department of Public Safety troopers working through Gov. Greg Abbott&rsquo;s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, continue to arrest &ldquo;special interest aliens,&rdquo; primarily men from countries of foreign concern. That includes Iran, a U.S. State Department designated State Sponsor of Terrorism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Texas DPS first sounded the alarm about increasing arrests of SIAs last month, The Center Square&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_5cccd000-7824-11ef-94aa-b7105e5d1079.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first reported<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the past week, DPS troopers have arrested dozens of SIAs, Texas DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez said in a series of&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LtChrisOlivarez\/status\/1844836325155086475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media posts<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>SIAs are noncitizens who, based &ldquo;on an analysis of travel patterns,&rdquo; are &ldquo;known or evaluated to possibly have a nexus to terrorism&rdquo; who &ldquo;potentially poses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-considering-not-giving-trump-intelligence-briefings\/\" title=\"Biden Considering Not Giving Trump Intelligence Briefings\">national security risk<\/a> to the United States,&rdquo; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security explains. Having an SIA designation does not necessarily mean the individual is a terrorist, but their travel pattern &ldquo;indicates a possible nexus to nefarious activity (including terrorism) and, at a minimum, provides indicators that necessitate heightened screening and further investigation,&rdquo; DHS says.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 11, DPS troopers apprehended 165 foreign nationals in Quemado, outside of Eagle Pass, after they illegally entered Texas from Mexico. Among them were 14 identified as SIAs &ndash; citizens of Iran, Egypt, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden recently extended executive orders declaring multiple national emergencies citing national security threats related to Iran, ISIS, Syria, Afghanistan and the DRC, The Center Square&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_b0a42376-8a68-11ef-97bf-afdedc27149b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LtChrisOlivarez\/status\/1844836325155086475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;posted by DPS, apprehended Iranian SIAs stated their names and information about themselves in English. They said they are from Iran, they came through Mexico and were going to Florida, Las Vegas and San Francisco, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>DPS troopers also arrested 57 illegal foreign nationals for criminal trespass &ndash; citizens of Peru, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala, and Ecuador, Olivarez said.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 13, Texas DPS troopers&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LtChrisOlivarez\/status\/1844866964235354582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recovered<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;29 &ldquo;unaccompanied alien children&rdquo; (UACs) between the ages of 10 and 17. They all claimed to already have sponsors in New York, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, and other states, he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 14, Texas DPS troopers also recovered 23 UACs including 16 boys and seven girls, he said. Olivarez&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LtChrisOlivarez\/status\/1844866964235354582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published a video<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;of the UACs who stated their ages in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>All UACs are handed over to Border Patrol, which processes them and turns them over to the supervision of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services&rsquo; Office of Refugee Resettlement. HHS ORR is rife with allegations of abuse, the non-vetting of sponsors, losing track of more than 100,000 UACs after they are released into the US, among other allegations&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_bffa731e-08b5-11ef-81d9-fb8845ffe9b4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prompting<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-relentless-prosecution-of-pro-life-journalist-lives-on-7-years-later\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris\u2019s Relentless Prosecution Of Pro-Life Journalist Lives On 7 Years Later\">multiple congressional investigations<\/a>. A House Committee also recently&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_9e5de7ec-7f78-11ef-abfe-77be2bbab79c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subpoenaed<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;the head of HHS to provide information about UACs.<\/p>\n<p>One Democratic U.S. senator from Oregon&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_f61f39f2-7b79-11ef-b666-c7b62b071ead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blocked<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;an attempt to halt funding for organizations accused of abusing UACs; 158 House Democrats&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_2be04af4-7909-11ef-b266-b372b4aaa3e1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted against<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;deporting violent offenders, including child sex offenders.<\/p>\n<p>One Texas group, Alliance for a Safe Texas, has called for action in Texas since the majority of UACs are housed in HHS-contracted facilities in the state, The Center Square&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_f5e6b868-7e6f-11ef-af68-b3efbfa692f7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first reported<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, through OLS, Texas DPS troopers have rescued over 900 UACs, The Center Square reported. Border Patrol agents are also&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_f3fd8ade-7cf5-11ef-9b77-432e3403a802.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continuing to rescue<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;drugged UACs believed to have been abused and smuggled into the country.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 14, Texas DPS troopers also apprehended a large group of illegal border crossers on private property in Maverick County. They included family groups, the 23 UACs and 22 SIAs &ndash; citizens of Egypt and Turkey, Olivarez said.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, troopers apprehended SIAs from Turkey, all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-illegals-crossing-border-under-biden-exceeds-population-of-23-u-s-states\/\" title=\"Number of Illegals Crossing Border Under Biden Exceeds Population of 23 U.S. States\">single military age men<\/a>, The Center Square&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_34ffcca0-7ab6-11ef-a7d7-6b8fc905effc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, filed a bill to require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to publish data on SIAs who are apprehended illegally entering the U.S., The Center Square first reported.<\/p>\n<p>SIA data collected by DHS has never been made public under any administration.<\/p>\n<p>There have been at least 73,000 SIAs arrested under the Biden-Harris administration, Greene said at a congressional hearing. The number &ldquo;does not include the potential special interest aliens among the 2 million known gotaways,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She&rsquo;s referring to illegal border crossers who intentionally evade capture, don&rsquo;t return to Mexico or Canada, run when pursued by law enforcement and aren&rsquo;t apprehended, or their tracks are found by law enforcement and reported, officials have explained to The Center Square. They now total over 2 million since fiscal 2021, the greatest number reported under any presidential administration, The Center Square first reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1836543\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1836543\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas DPS arrests more special interest aliens, including Iranians<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2355570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23350816442336-1024x682.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16097,43121,3823,43120,43119],"class_list":["post-2355569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-enforcement","tag-immigration-arrests","tag-iran","tag-special-interest-aliens","tag-texas-dps"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23350816442336-1024x682.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355569","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}