ERO Seattle removes citizen of Jordan with ties to terrorism

SEATTLE — ERO Seattle removed Mohammad Hasan Abdellatif Albana, 41, with ties to terrorism Nov. 15, to his home country of Jordan.

Albana was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol near Lynden, Wash. after he entered the U.S. without being admitted, inspected or paroled by a U.S. immigration official, identifying Albana as a known or suspected terrorist. ERO Seattle assumed custody immediately and after immigration proceedings, Albana was removed to Jordan.

“ERO Seattle is committed to the removal of noncitizens who pose a risk to the national security of the U.S. Our officers perform these removals dutifully as a part of a federal law enforcement effort to protect Pacific Northwest Communities,” said ERO Seattle Field Office Director Drew H. Bostock.

Noncitizens placed into removal proceedings receive their legal due process from federal immigration judges in the immigration courts, which are administered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice and is separate from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case. ICE officers carry out the removal decisions made by the federal immigration judges.

As one of ICE’s three operational directorates, ERO is the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. ERO’s mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and its primary areas of focus are interior enforcement operations, management of the agency’s detained and non-detained populations, and repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal. ERO’s workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border.

Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-347-2423 or completing the online tip form.

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Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE.gov)