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Trump deportations come after illegal immigrant rattled South Carolina; motive in interstate shutdown unknown
Fox News
South Carolina Republicans slammed the Biden administration's border policies after an alleged bomb hoax by an illegal immigrant from Jordan shut a highway down for hours.
Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
Ahmad Jamal Khamees Alhendi, 28, was stopped by state transport police Jan. 2 around 2:45 p.m. for having a missing license plate on his tractor-trailer, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS). You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.
He then told a law enforcement officer there was an explosive device inside the commercial vehicle, police said. The threat prompted police to shut down all six lanes of I-85 so the Greenville County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the FBI could investigate the threat.