PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA - According to an exclusive by the New York Post, the two illegal immigrants from Jordan who have been charged with trying to breach the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, back in May have reportedly posted the thousands of dollars in bail and were allowed to leave federal custody.
Both men, 32-year-old Hasan Yousef Hamdan and 28-year-old Mohammad Khair Dabous, were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention despite their immigration status. Law enforcement sources told the Post that Hamdan had crossed into the country illegally back in April and Dabous had overstayed his student visa, and is subject to removal proceedings.
Hamdan reportedly entered the U.S. illegally via the southern border in San Diego. Federal law enforcement sources told the Post that he was released due to a lack of detention space. They were arrested on May 3rd for trespassing onto the military installation and because of their immigration statuses, they were handed over to ICE officers. They were issued citations for trespassing and told to appear in federal court in Alexandria on July 22nd. As of their release, it is still unknown as to why the men allegedly tried to get onto the base.
The base is home to the FBI Academy and FBI Laboratory as well as a Defense Intelligence Agency facility and several major U.S. Marine Corps commands, including the unit that flies the Marine One presidential helicopter. A federal law enforcement told the Post, "Big-time intel failure, security failure. If it wasn't an act of terrorism, why aren't the government officials releasing the details of this? What was the intent?"
Both men posted bond on their ICE cases, with Hamdan's set at $15,000 and Dabous' set at $10,000. The men were released from federal custody in early June. Court documents, which were first reported by Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies showed that Hamdan and Dabous were charged with misdemeanor trespassing on military property and appeared before a judge for the first time on July 22nd, when they were ordered released on the conditions that they show up to court for the immigration proceedings and stay away from Quantico or other military bases.
Those court documents also show that federal prosecutors supported the release of the men, provided they follow the conditions set by the judge. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter signed off on their release on the condition that they continue to appear for future court dates in the criminal and immigration cases.
As for the initial incident, the two illegal immigrants allegedly lied to guards at Quantico and claimed that they worked for an Amazon subcontractor. They said that they were there to make a delivery, according to Captain Michael Curtis, a spokesman for the base. The officers quickly determined that the two men had no business being on the base.
The men, who were in a box truck, ignored instructions of the military guards and tried to drive onto the base before they were stopped by anti-vehicle barriers. Matt Strickland, who had first flagged the incident to local news outlet Potomac Local News, previously told the Post that it took two weeks for top brass at Quantico to alert rank-and-file personnel of the attempted breach.
Strickland said, "After I [raised the alarm], I had people who work at Quantico messaging me saying, 'Holy (expletive), when did this happen?' Two weeks after it happened, Quantico finally put an email out to employees on base letting them know."
Both men, 32-year-old Hasan Yousef Hamdan and 28-year-old Mohammad Khair Dabous, were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention despite their immigration status. Law enforcement sources told the Post that Hamdan had crossed into the country illegally back in April and Dabous had overstayed his student visa, and is subject to removal proceedings.
Hamdan reportedly entered the U.S. illegally via the southern border in San Diego. Federal law enforcement sources told the Post that he was released due to a lack of detention space. They were arrested on May 3rd for trespassing onto the military installation and because of their immigration statuses, they were handed over to ICE officers. They were issued citations for trespassing and told to appear in federal court in Alexandria on July 22nd. As of their release, it is still unknown as to why the men allegedly tried to get onto the base.
The base is home to the FBI Academy and FBI Laboratory as well as a Defense Intelligence Agency facility and several major U.S. Marine Corps commands, including the unit that flies the Marine One presidential helicopter. A federal law enforcement told the Post, "Big-time intel failure, security failure. If it wasn't an act of terrorism, why aren't the government officials releasing the details of this? What was the intent?"
Both men posted bond on their ICE cases, with Hamdan's set at $15,000 and Dabous' set at $10,000. The men were released from federal custody in early June. Court documents, which were first reported by Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies showed that Hamdan and Dabous were charged with misdemeanor trespassing on military property and appeared before a judge for the first time on July 22nd, when they were ordered released on the conditions that they show up to court for the immigration proceedings and stay away from Quantico or other military bases.
Those court documents also show that federal prosecutors supported the release of the men, provided they follow the conditions set by the judge. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter signed off on their release on the condition that they continue to appear for future court dates in the criminal and immigration cases.
As for the initial incident, the two illegal immigrants allegedly lied to guards at Quantico and claimed that they worked for an Amazon subcontractor. They said that they were there to make a delivery, according to Captain Michael Curtis, a spokesman for the base. The officers quickly determined that the two men had no business being on the base.
The men, who were in a box truck, ignored instructions of the military guards and tried to drive onto the base before they were stopped by anti-vehicle barriers. Matt Strickland, who had first flagged the incident to local news outlet Potomac Local News, previously told the Post that it took two weeks for top brass at Quantico to alert rank-and-file personnel of the attempted breach.
Strickland said, "After I [raised the alarm], I had people who work at Quantico messaging me saying, 'Holy (expletive), when did this happen?' Two weeks after it happened, Quantico finally put an email out to employees on base letting them know."
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Comments
2024-08-05T02:02+0530 | Comment by: Harry
Sadly, we are slitting our own throat and causing our own destruction !!! What MORONS !!!
2024-08-05T02:26+0530 | Comment by: steve
are you kidding me talk about lack of intelligence once again our higher ups are lacking coordination and stupidity is at a all time high.
2024-08-05T02:26+0530 | Comment by: steve
are you kidding me talk about lack of intelligence once again our higher ups are lacking coordination and stupidity is at a all time high.
2024-08-05T03:48+0530 | Comment by: Rick
It sounds like a dry run to me. It is disconcerting that they were in a box truck capable of carrying a significant cargo load.
2024-08-06T08:27+0530 | Comment by: Clifford
Known to have entered USA illegally, arrested for a federal crime of entering a military base, but charged with misdemeanor trespassing & receiving a low bond. Even the fed prosecutors were onboard with allowing them to be released! Does anyone believe that a USA citizen would be treated so lightly??