Illegals Caught Entering U.S. From Terror-Linked Nations

 

The Border Patrol apprehended 315 aliens trying to enter the United States illegally from nations that “promote, produce, or protect terrorists” in fiscal 2011.

From Oct. 1, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2011, the Border Patrol — the U.S. Customs and Border Protection component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — arrested 327,577 illegal aliens along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Among those were 46,997 termed “Other Than Mexican,” including 255 who originated from what the DHS calls “special interest countries.”

Those are defined by the DHS as nations “that have shown a tendency to promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members,” and consist of 34 nations plus the West Bank and Gaza.

The illegals apprehended include 20 from Iran and 36 from Pakistan, plus 76 from Bangladesh, 41 from the Philippines, five from Somalia, four from Tunisia, and three from Syria.

In addition, the Border Patrol apprehended 66 aliens from “special interest countries” trying to enter the country along U.S. coastlines in fiscal 2011.

They included one from Iran, one from Pakistan, 10 from the Philippines, eight from Uzbekistan, seven from Jordan, and five from Indonesia.

All told, the Border Patrol caught 6,552 aliens along the U.S. coast.

The Border Patrol also reported that last year it seized more than 2.5 million pounds of marijuana at U.S. borders, plus nearly 10,000 pounds of cocaine, 619 firearms, and 45,460 rounds of ammunition.

 

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