U.S.-Supported Brazilian Op Busts Smugglers Moving Migrants from Muslim-Majority Countries
Brazilian federal police last week arrested three notorious smugglers: a Somali, an Algerian, and an Iranian based in Brazil. They were responsible for transporting immigrants from countries of national security concern to the U.S. southern border for years,
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"The last year has been particularly good for breaking bridges that connect regions like the Middle East to America's border. The most recent damage was doled out last week when Brazilian federal police in Sao Paulo rolled up three notorious smugglers: a Somali, an Algerian, and an Iranian based in Brazil. They were responsible for transporting immigrants from countries of national security concern to the U.S. southern border for years, including, according to Brazilian media, "two Somalis arrested by the US police over suspected terrorism". Hence the homeland security importance of targeting special interest alien (SIA) smuggling networks like these"