Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Philadelphia arrested an illegal immigrant from Senegal wanted for murder in Brazil.
Gora Tourie Fall, a 34-year-old citizen of Senegal, was arrested during a targeted operation on Dec. 10 in Philadelphia, ICE officials said in a statement.
Fall was apprehended and released by the Biden-Harris administration's Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, in April 2021, officials said.
Officials said Fall was later issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge and released on parole.
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ICE says they were notified of a warrant for Fall's arrest in Brazil in May.
Fall is now in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on the arrest but did not immediately receive a response.
About 100 illegal immigrants on the terrorist watch list have been removed from entering the United States during the Biden administration, and Border Patrol agents have met with immigrants on the watch list from many different countries, a House report from August said.
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“Under the Biden-Harris Administration, of the more than 250 illegal aliens on the terrorist (sic) list encountered by the Border Patrol at the southwest border between fiscal years 2021 and 2023, DHS has removed from American communities at least 99, at least 34 others are in DHS custody but have not yet been removed from the United States,” reads the report by Republicans on the Judiciary Committee This House, a copy was first obtained by Fox News Digital.
The interim staff report also found that immigration judges have granted bond to at least 27 immigrants on the illegal immigration watch list and that the Border Patrol has encountered tens of thousands of immigrants from countries that could pose a national security risk, including 2,134 Afghan nationals, 33,347 Chinese nationals. Nationalities, 541 Iranian nationals, 520 Syrian nationals and 3,104 Uzbek nationals.
“That does not include the unknown number of potential terrorists who evaded the Border Patrol to enter the United States as part of the nearly 2 million 'criminals' since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration,” the report said.
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The report, citing information provided to committee staff in June, also found that the Border Patrol met with immigrants on terrorist lists from 36 different countries, including terrorist hotspots. Those countries include Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan and Yemen.
“As national security experts and immigration officials become increasingly concerned about the threat of terrorism from the border, it is clear that policymakers must take all necessary steps to secure the border and prevent illegal immigration. However, the Biden-Harris Administration has refused to address and the national security nightmare created by its open borders agenda,” the report said.
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Another scathing report issued by the committee in October added that more than 1.7 million immigrants have been encountered in this area. US border and they come from countries that officials believe pose a national security threat to the US
The report says the number of “special interest aliens” (SIAs) came from a congressional staff briefing conducted by Department of Homeland Security officials. SIAs are those from countries identified by the US government as having conditions that encourage or support terrorism or that may pose a specific threat to US national security.
Adam Shaw and Bill Melugin of Fox News contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. News tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
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