{"id":2587521,"date":"2026-04-06T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/children-of-illegal-aliens-linked-to-attempted-bombing-at-u-s-air-force-base\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:00:34","slug":"children-of-illegal-aliens-linked-to-attempted-bombing-at-u-s-air-force-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/children-of-illegal-aliens-linked-to-attempted-bombing-at-u-s-air-force-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Children of Illegal Aliens Linked to Attempted Bombing at U.S. Air Force Base"},"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\">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%2Fchildren-of-illegal-aliens-linked-to-attempted-bombing-at-u-s-air-force-base%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=2587521&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 U.S.-born siblings of Chinese-origin parents were arrested in connection with an attempted attack on MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Alen Zheng allegedly planted an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-issues-list-conservative-guide-to-the-culture-wars\/\" title=\"Crenshaw Issues List: \u2018Conservative Guide To The Culture Wars\u2019\">improvised explosive device<\/a> near the base\u2019s Visitor Center, while his sister Ann Mary Zheng allegedly helped him evade justice. Their parents, Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng, entered the United States illegally from China, sought asylum in 1993 (denied), and were ordered removed in 1998 but remained in the contry for about three decades.<\/p>\n<p>The case has fueled discussions about birthright citizenship,with the Department of Homeland Security arguing against automatic citizenship for children born to illegal aliens and tying the incident to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-buy-american-clean-energy-conundrum\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Buy American\u2019 Clean Energy Conundrum\">national-security concerns<\/a>.Ann Mary Zheng is in federal custody, and Alen zheng is believed to be residing in China.The article notes ongoing Supreme Court debates over the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment and birthright citizenship,alongside social-media commentary related to the incident.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the illegal alien parents of two individuals linked to an attempted attack on the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Alen Zheng allegedly placed an improvised explosive device at the MacDill Air Force Base Visitor&rsquo;s Center, while his sister, Ann Mary Zheng, allegedly assisted his avoidance of justice, according to an April 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/04\/03\/dhs-reveals-suspects-connected-explosive-device-macdill-air-force-base-are-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>The Zheng siblings were born on American soil after their parents, Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng, entered the country illegally from China.<\/p>\n<p>The parents applied for asylum in 1993 but were denied.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being ordered for removal by an immigration judge in 1998, they remained in the United States for the following three decades.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meet Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng, two illegal aliens from China who exploited birthright citizenship and had anchor babies in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Their children were recently arrested after they reportedly attempted to bring an explosive device onto a U.S. military base.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KZmN6bJb5Z\">pic.twitter.com\/KZmN6bJb5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2040096971713642882?\">April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Automatically granting citizenship to children of illegal aliens born in the U.S. is based on a historically inaccurate interpretation of the Citizenship Clause and poses a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major national security risk<\/a>,&rdquo; Acting Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That reality became apparent last week when two U.S.-born children of Chinese illegal aliens were indicted for planting a potentially deadly explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base in Florida,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This incident underscores the severe national security threat that illegal immigration and birth right citizenship pose to the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ann Mary Zheng is also in federal custody, having been apprehended once she returned to the United States from China.<\/p>\n<p>But Alen Zheng is believed to still be residing in the communist nation.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security indeed linked the case to ongoing debates about birthright citizenship, which was recently considered in oral arguments before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#128680;&#128680; A federal investigation into a failed bombing at MacDill Air Force Base has led to a series of criminal charges against two Land O&rsquo;Lakes siblings &mdash; Alen Zheng and Ann Mary Zheng.<\/p>\n<p>On Mar 10, 2026, Alen planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in a secluded location&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PLhgebYKER\">pic.twitter.com\/PLhgebYKER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Byron_Wan\/status\/2037278868370055665?\">March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The attempted attack illustrates why the improper recognition of &lsquo;birthright citizenship&rsquo; for children of illegal aliens is not only inconsistent with the Constitution, but endangers all Americans,&rdquo; the agency asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Some read the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution as granting citizenship to anyone born on American soil, even if their parents were not citizens or were even illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>But others say the Fourteenth Amendment was meant in its original context to grant citizenship to the children of emancipated slaves.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Alen Zheng allegedly planted an improvised explosive device near the base\u2019s Visitor Center, and his sister, Ann Mary Zheng, is accused of helping him evade law enforcement. The siblings were born in the United States to parents Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng, who entered the country illegally from China. The parents sought asylum in 1993, were denied, and an immigration judge ordered their removal in 1998, yet they stayed in the United States for about thirty years.<\/p>\n<p>The case has intensified the national debate over birthright citizenship. Some officials argue that birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants poses security risks. Acting Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said the incident highlights the threat posed by illegal immigration and birthright citizenship. Ann Mary Zheng is in federal custody after returning from China, while Alen Zheng is believed to be living in China. 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