Thanks to several readers for sending me this news yesterday, sorry I didn’t get to it when it was hot. Somalis arrested near Emerson, Manitoba.
From the National Post:
A Somali described as a “person-of-interest” to the FBI is being held in Manitoba after he and another man walked across the border from Minnesota and were captured by RCMP officers.
Ahmed Abdi Ismail and his travelling companion got 15 kilometres inland before they were picked up by members of the RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team on March 20.
Three days later, FBI agents flew to Winnipeg to interview Mr. Ismail, who is described in court documents only as “the subject of an FBI investigation for matters of security.”
Although he has been detained almost two months now, the reasons for the FBI probe remain a mystery. “All we know is that the FBI is interested in him and has asked for him to be held,” Anthony Navaneelan, his Toronto lawyer, said Wednesday.
The Canada Border Services Agency is conducting its own investigation into whether he should be deported under a section of the immigration law that applies to those engaged in terrorism, espionage and subversion.
Mr. Ismail has claimed refugee status in Canada. [Wants protection from America!—ed]
Yesterday we had a report on Canada’s first Somali terror trial.
For new readers, we have a lot of posts over the years about problems with Somali refugees in “welcoming” Canada.