Posted on 08/26/2004 4:53:44 PM PDT by Dubya
DENVER - A man accused of attending a terrorist training camp was deported Thursday to Pakistan.
Sajjad Nasser, 29, was deported under a section of the Patriot Act that expands the legal definitions of terrorist organizations and acts, said Corina Almeida, chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"I think this case sends a very loud message to the terrorists and those that seek to do us harm," she said.
Nasser's attorney, David Lane, called the allegation that his client helped terrorists "a big, fat lie."
"He is a sacrificial lamb," his lawyer said. "It's ludicrous. It's racist."
Nasser was arrested in March 2003 on charges of conspiring to harbor an illegal resident. In a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of possessing a fake ID and was sentenced to the 17 months already served.
Nasser's brother used Nasser's immigration identification card to make a fake ID so the brother could get a job at a grocery store, Lane said.
Nasser was never charged with a terrorism crime; immigration authorities accused him of attending a training camp run by Jaish-e-Mohammed - "Army of Mohammed" - a Pakistani militant group considered by the United States to be a terrorist group.
An immigration judge ruled in June that Nasser's participation provided material support for a terrorist organization, making him subject to deportation.
Lane said Nasser thought the camp's intent was to teach people to defend Pakistan against invasion by India, and left after three days when he realized its true intentions.
Under his plea deal, Nasser agreed not to appeal and may never return to the United States.
Nasser's wife, Farida Mommandi, and 9-month-old son, both U.S. citizens, live in Denver. She did not immediately return a telephone message, but Lane said she had no immediate plans to travel to Pakistan with their son.
Nasser arrived in Pakistan Thursday on a charter flight, ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice said.
>>the camp's intent was to teach people to defend Pakistan against invasion by India
BUll! Then join the Army, Liar. Buh, bye, sayonara, aufweidershen, au revoir, Dosvidanya, til we don't meet again.
Why am I not surprised?
How long 'til she tries to claim political asylum -- or just stays here illegally, right under authorities' noses?
I hope someone implanted a tracking device under his skin and will lead us to other terrorists!
AMF !!
They should put him in a C-130 and fly him halfway back.
let the Paki's get the info from him,,they aren't as restricted as we are
Oh yeah, that will have them quaking in their shoes!
exactly..., I was hoping that it would say "Man with links to terror organizations is now dead. His remains were sent back to Pakistan."
He'll be in Cochise County within a week if his intentions are to come back into the US.
Dang, I was hoping for Sami Al-Arian.
A chartered flight? I hope it was filled with deportees.
Where do you equate "terrorist" with "sacrificial lamb"????
Too bad he wasn't shipped out in a pine box.
Read more carefully--she's a citizen.
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