FR EXCLUSIVE: Yemeni National Captured in Arizona, Five Yemenis May Still Be At Large

7 July 2002 | Spiff

[Spiff]

(Sierra Vista, AZ) Reports from unnamed informants within the U.S. Border Patrol describe an incident which occurred on July 2nd at a checkpoint 20 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Sources say that a number of illegals were spotted by Border Patrol agents moving through the desert in an apparent attempt to go around a permanent checkpoint located on State Route 90 just 12 miles north of Sierra Vista, Arizona. It was surmised by the agents that these illegals had been dropped off from a smuggler’s vehicle a few miles south of the checkpoint and were going to meet back up with the smuggler vehicle a few miles north after circumventing the checkpoint. From there, the illegals would have been driven to Interstate Highway 10 and taken to points unknown. This sort of activity is a common occurrence at this checkpoint.

The illegals were apprehended by the Border Patrol and taken into custody. It was determined that among the group was one Yemeni national and several Mexicans. When questioned, the Yemeni national said that he had been among a group of six Yemenis who had earlier crossed the border together. The report of the five additional Yemeni intruders caused the Border Patrol to dispatch a helicopter from Tucson (approximately 70 miles northwest) to the checkpoint. In addition, it is reported that U.S. Customs dispatched a helicopter to the area of the apprehension to conduct a search from the air. The Yemenis were not found and may still be at large. Sources say that the FBI was notified but that the level of FBI interest and/or involvement is not known at this time.

These same sources report that U.S. Border Patrol Agent in charge of the Tucson Sector, David Aguilar, has ordered his agents to keep quiet about this incident. Reportedly, Aguilar has issued several such gag orders recently – demanding that Border Patrol agents keep quiet about happenings along the border. In June, Aguilar spoke at the annual convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and told of the government’s humanitarian responsibility to protect Mexican citizens who are illegally crossing into the United States (See Washington Times - June 27). As evidence of Aguilar’s confusion about the Border Patrol’s mission, he recently redeployed his agents away from the border itself and has instead deployed them into the larger desert areas to rescue illegals found to be in distress. It is also reported that Aguilar has ridiculously attempted to explain away the trails of footprints, garbage, and trail markings left by the hordes of illegals crossing through private, state, and federal lands as instead being evidence of the area’s new popularity to hikers and campers because of the success of the Border Patrol at apprehending and stopping the illegals.

[Spiff]

Seems to me I pay taxes to help protect the US from invasion....just because they come across the border without a kalishnikov does'nt, in my mind, make these folk any less invaders. We need some forts. We need some US Army down there.

You're right - we need the military to protect the border as they were designed to do. And we need to get someone elected to represent the district, where this invasion is occuring, who will put the military on the border to stop this invasion. Jim Behnke needs all the help he can get - go to www.behnkeforcongress.com and see what you can do.

[Marine Inspector]

Thanks.

[Marine Inspector]

Are you sure that's wise?

Who knows. I do know I won't loose any sleep over it.

[isthisnickcool]

I have to admire you for that answer.

Thanks for your past service to this country!

As far as INS, it's one of the more unique agencies. One part of it says "come on in" and another part says "get out!". Supposedly, more assets have been pushed to the enforcement side. I don't know if that's true but I hope so.

Take care.....

Take care

[swarthyguy]

Every one counts.

But what about the missing thermoses?;)

[Marine Inspector]

Thanks, I will.

And you do the same.

[Marine Inspector]

But what about the missing thermoses?;)

Still missing.

[PRND21]

When questioned, the Yemeni national said that he had been among a group of six Yemenis who had earlier crossed the border together.

Either they have Wonder Woman's truth rope or this story is a hoax.

[dinok]

I'm shocked!!! Not realy...

Aguilar's orders come from above. He is just the point man.

[ppaul]

Thanks for the ping.

Semper Fi!

[Marine Inspector]

Your Welcome.

[Brownie74]

Thanks for the ping MI. This doesn't really suprise me. If I were to have to choose between the Mexican border or the Canadian border to gain illegal entry into the United States I would definately choose the Mexican border.

The lack of information on the apprehension form bothers me. It almost seems government is aiding these people in gaining entry. It is way past time to tighten our belts and put an end to this.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Thanks a million for the ping. Maybe this will be the start of the snowball that will steamroll downhill and finally spur some action on this vital issue.

[Marine Inspector]

Your Welcome.

[Honorary Serb]

Thanks for the ping, MI.

The policy of "unlimited immigration" (both illegal and legal) has gotten WAY out of hand. It is clearly a New World Order scheme for cheap labor and to erase American culture and national sovereignty. (There is an equivalent policy going on the Europe as well.) As an economic policy it is a Ponzi scheme that must collapse sooner or later. And it is a cultural and political DISASTER!!!!

And now the islamofascist movment for world domination is exploiting the "unlimited immigration" policy, both in America and in Europe. Not only are they getting terrorists into the US and Europe, but a much larger number of "immigrants", with the goal of increasing islam's political and economic power in both the US and in Europe.

Lybians have to sneak across our borders as illegals, but Saudis, "Bosnian" and "Kosovar" muslims are welcomed as legal immigrants and visitors. That included both the 9/11 highjackers, and others who run the islamic "charities" that funded them. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!

[ppaul]

It is clearly a New World Order scheme for cheap labor and to erase American culture and national sovereignty.

A scheme that will ultimately succeed so long as "conservatives" do not remove their children from the public schools (government indoctrination centers actually) en masses.

[madfly]

bttt

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks MI, stay safe.

[Marine Inspector]

Your Welcome.

Here is my newest project. I'll have FY 2002 numbers out this week.

FY 2001 SOUTHWEST BORDER APPREHENSIONS

by Country of Citizenship

COUNTRY	TOTALS	COUNTRY	TOTALS	COUNTRY	TOTALS
AFGHANISTAN	15	GUATEMALA	4,586	PALESTINE	2
ALBANIA	198	GUINEA	1	PANAMA	10
ALGERIA	2	GUYANA	1	PARAGUAY	14
ANGOLA	3	HAITI	4	PERU	189
ARGENTINA	30	HONDURAS	8,6804	PHILIPPINES	33
ARMENIA	13	HONG KONG	1	POLAND	300
AUSTRALIA	4	HUNGARY	13	PORTUGAL	2
AZERBAIJAN	1	INDIA	177	QATAR	6
BAHAMAS	1	INDONESIA	3	ROMANIA	23
BAHRAIN	1	IRAN	19	RUSSIA	31
BANGLADESH	7	IRAQ	3	SAUDI ARABIA	2
BELGIUM	1	IRELAND	2	SIERRA LEONE	1
BELIZE	33	ISRAEL	13	SINGAPORE	1
BOLIVIA	31	ITALY	8	SLOVAKIA	22
BRAZIL	3,105	IVORY COAST	1	SOMALIA	4
BULGARIA	93	JAMAICA	18	SOUTH AFRICA	8
BURMA	1	JAPAN	7	SOUTH KOREA	33
BYELARUS	4	JORDAN	20	SPAIN	1
CANADA	20	KAMPUCHEA	1	SRI LANKA	16
CHILE	101	KAZAKHSTAN	7	ST. LUCIA	1
CHINA (PRC)	249	KENYA	3	SUDAN	2
COLOMBIA	292	KUWAIT	2	SWEDEN	1
CONGO	1	LAOS	3	SYRIA	19
COSTA RICA	145	LEBANON	35	TANZANIA	1
CUBA	213	LIBERIA	2	THAILAND	3
CZECH REPUBLIC	13	LITHUANIA	15	TOGO	1
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	3	MACEDONIA	25	TONGA	5
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	426	MALAYSIA	3	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	5
ECUADOR	1,418	MALI	1	TUNISIA	7
EGYPT	79	MAURITANIA	1	TURKEY	15
EL SALVADOR	8,464	MEXICO	1,205,389	UGANDA	1
ETHIOPIA	5	MOLDOVA	2	UKRAINE	74
FINLAND	1	MONGOLIA	2	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	1
FRANCE	5	MOROCCO	8	UNITED KINGDOM	21
GABON	1	NEPAL	1	URUGUAY	6
GAMBIA	1	NEW ZEALAND	7	UZBEKISTAN	9
GEORGIA	26	NICARAGUA	597	VENEZUELA	37
GERMANY	9	NIGERIA	15	VIETNAM	7
GHANA	3	NORTH KOREA	2	YEMEN	5
GREECE	1	NORWAY	1	YUGOSLAVIA	41
GRENADA	1	PAKISTAN	46	ZIMBABWE	2

[Marine Inspector]

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