A Palestinian migrant whose identify seems on a terror watchlist for allegedly beforehand utilizing “explosives/firearms” was caught on the southern border Monday, The Put up can solely reveal.
Border Patrol brokers caught Omar Shehada, 35, on the border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in line with a leaked memo obtained by The Put up.
The arrest of Shehada — who hails from the West Financial institution — comes simply weeks after three different suspected Palestinian terrorists have been caught on the California border.
A type of suspects allegedly had “salacious pictures” on their telephone — together with an image of a masked man holding an AK-47 rifle, sources instructed The Put up.
It additionally comes nearly a 12 months after Border Patrol despatched out a memo to its brokers warning about Palestinian terrorists doubtlessly coming throughout the border following the Oct. 7 terror assault.
“People impressed by, or reacting to the present Israel-Hamas battle could try journey to or from the realm of hostilities within the Center East by way of circuitous transit throughout the Southwest border,” the alert learn.
It’s not identified which terror group Shehada is allegedly affiliated with, however he’s listed on the phobia watchlist for utilizing “explosives/arms,” in line with the Border Patrol memo.
His journey to the border began in Madrid final month, in line with the memo. From there, he went to Bogota, Panama Metropolis and San Salvador.
Shehada stays in custody pending his removing from the US.
Below the Biden-Harris administration, the variety of migrants on the phobia watchlist caught on the US-Mexico border has skyrocketed.
Border brokers caught 26 suspected terrorists on the southern border between October 2016 and September 2021. Then, between October 2021 and September 2022, they caught 98 suspected terrorists — adopted by 169 over the identical interval the next 12 months and 93 between October 2023 and June 2024, in line with company knowledge.
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