Jordanian immigrant arrested after trying to cross the border from Canada

 

A Jordanian immigrant with terrorist ties has been arrested after trying to cross the Canadian border into the United States. Mohammed Hassan Abdellatif Albana tried to cross the border from Canada and was sent back to the Middle East. This is the latest in a trend of people with terrorist ties entering the United States from Canada.

According to US Customs and Border Protection, 410 terrorists were stopped from entering the United States in the past year. 87% of them tried to enter the United States through Canada. Earlier this month, a Jordanian man was arrested for trying to cross the border illegally. He was deported to Jordan on November 15. The United States has previously expressed concern about migrants with terrorist ties on both sides of the US-Canada border. US President-elect Donald Trump has also previously criticized Canada's lax immigration controls.