Illegal Jordanian Migrants Who Attempted Quantico Breach Released After Posting Bail

A report says that two illegal Jordanians who attempted to break into a Marine Corps Base in Virginia in May were allowed to post bond and walk away.

The New York Post reported on Hasan Yousef Hamdan and Mohammad Khair Dabous being released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention even though both were in the United States without authorization.

Hamdan illegally entered the country through the southern border in April. Federal law enforcement sources informed the outlet that he was arrested and then released because there wasn’t enough space in detention. Dabous had overstayed his student permit, according to law enforcement sources.

On May 3, they were arrested after they attempted to break into the Marine Corps Base in Quantico in Virginia in a box-truck, claiming that they were Amazon subcontractors. The men tried to drive through the military gate guards but were stopped when they hit anti-vehicle barriers.

The Post reported that it was still unclear why the men were trying to gain entry to the base. It is not only a major Marine Corps facility, but also the home of the FBI Academy, FBI lab, and Defense Intelligence Agency facilities.

Hamdan and Dabous were both released early in June after posting bonds of $15,000 and $10,000 respectively.

The report states that both men were charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass on military property. The condition for their release was to appear in court to face their immigration proceedings and stay away from Quantico or any other military bases. According to The Post, federal prosecutors backed their release under these conditions.

Potomac Local News, a local newspaper, was the first to report on this breach.