Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Philadelphia arrested a Senegalese illegal immigrant wanted in Brazil for murder.
Gora Tourie Fall, 34, a Senegalese citizen, was arrested during a targeted enforcement operation in Philadelphia on Dec. 10, ICE officials said in a statement.
Fall was captured and released by the Biden-Harris administration Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, in April 2021, officials said.
Officials said Farr was later issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge and was paroled.
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ICE said it learned in May that there was an outstanding warrant for Farr’s arrest in Brazil.
Fall is currently in ICE custody pending deportation proceedings.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on the arrest but did not immediately receive a response.
A House report in August revealed that nearly 100 illegal immigrants on terrorist watch lists had been released into the United States during the Biden administration, and Border Patrol agents had encountered immigrants on watch lists from dozens of different countries.
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“Under the Biden-Harris administration, Border Patrol encountered more than 250 illegal aliens on the terrorist watch list (sic) on the southwest border between fiscal years 2021 and 2023, and the Department of Homeland Security has At least 99 of them were released into U.S. communities, and at least 34 of them were detained by the Department of Homeland Security but have not yet been deported from the United States,” Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee wrote in the report, a copy of which was first obtained by Fox News Digital .
The staff’s interim report also found that immigration judges issued bail to at least 27 immigrants who were on the watch list for entering the country illegally, and that Border Patrol encountered tens of thousands of immigrants from countries that may pose national security risks, including 2,134 Afghan nationals, 33,347 Chinese nationals.
“This does not include the countless potential terrorists who have ‘flighted’ by nearly 2 million people since the Biden-Harris administration took office, evading border patrol and entering the United States,” the report said.
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The report, citing information provided to committee staff in June, also found that Border Patrol encountered immigrants on terrorist watch lists from 36 different countries, including in areas where terrorists are active. These countries include Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan and Yemen.
“As national security experts and immigration officials grow increasingly concerned about the threat of terrorism from the border, it is clear that policymakers must take all necessary steps to secure the border and stem the flow of illegal aliens. However, the Biden-Harris administration has refused to address The national security nightmare created by its aggressive open borders agenda,” the report reads.
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Another scathing report from the commission in October added that more than 1.7 million migrants were encountered at the centre. us border From countries that officials believe pose a national security threat to the United States
The report said the number of “special interest aliens” (SIAs) came from briefings given by Department of Homeland Security officials to congressional staff. A SIA is a person from a country that the U.S. government determines has conditions that promote or protect terrorism or that may pose some kind of national security threat to the United States
Fox News’ Adam Shaw and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a contributor to Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
