Afghan migrant on terror watchlist roams free in US after being released by Border Patrol and immigration judge
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A suspected member of a “virulently anti-Western” terrorist group was turned loose by federal authorities after being apprehended crossing the US-Mexico border and, later, freed again when he went before an immigration judge, according to a report. Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended and released Mohammad Kharwin, 48, after he illegally entered the US near San Ysidro, Calif., in March of 2023, despite suspicions the Afghan national was on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist, according to NBC News. Kharwin was released under Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “Alternatives to Detention” program –...
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