http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=2695A997-CE4C-4E3A-B08C-E853CEA27AC6
The arrest at a Texas airport of a woman with an altered passport and muddy
clothes has led some members of Congress to demand the Department of Homeland
Security detain all non-Mexican immigrants caught entering the country
illegally.
The lawmakers contend terrorists could be among the thousands of non-Mexican
immigrants who are arrested then released into the country on their own
recognizance while they await deportation hearings.
Immigration officials said that before releasing a detainee, officers are
required to confirm the migrant's identity and run a background check to ensure
the immigrant doesn't pose a safety risk or threats to national security.
48-year-old Farida Goolam Mohamed Ahmed tried to board a flight in McAllen,
Texas, near the U-S-Mexico border, on July 19th with a passport missing three
double-sided pages. She arrived in Mexico from London, then crossed into the
United States, apparently by wading across the Rio Grande, a federal affidavit
said.
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