Border Patrol arrests South African national on terrorist watchlist who entered US illegally
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The Chief of U.S. Border Patrol announced the arrest of a South African national who was initially detained and released in Texas but was a later a positive match on the FBI terror watchlist.
A Texas Department of Public Safety official confirmed to Fox News that the migrant was first arrested on a ranch near Eagle Pass in September, then they turned him over to federal border patrol who released him. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
His arrest, alongside 36 other illegal migrants, was documented and shared on social media by Lt. Chris Olivarez, the spokesperson for the Texas DPS. Olivarez said that among the group were special interest illegal immigrants from Turkey, Pakistan, India and Vietnam. Story tips and ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.