Federal law enforcement on the southern border is on the lookout for a suspected female suicide bomber they say is moving through Mexico and will attempt to enter the country illegally in the coming days, according to a report.
U.S. Border Patrol’s regional intelligence operation center in Yuma, Arizona, on Wednesday issued a warning to agents in western Arizona regarding a “suspected suicide bomber en route to the U.S.,” according to a federal document.
“On January 8, 2020, Yuma Sector (YUM) Operations Center (OPCEN) received information from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) regarding a Guatemalan National D.L. [blurred name] (no further information), who was deported from California approximately a year ago. Information received claims that L may attempt to smuggle 4 males and 1 female (suspected suicide bomber) of Middle Eastern descent into the United States,” according to the Border Patrol document, which Breitbart first obtained.
The document states the group of six people traveled through Central America, including Belize and Guatemala, before reaching Veracruz, which is located on the southern tip of Mexico. From there, they are moving approximately 1,700 miles northwest to San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. The Mexican state of Sonora sits south of the international border by Yuma, Arizona, and Calexico, California.
Border Patrol said it received the information from Homeland Security Investigations, an office within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that investigates human smuggling, terrorism, narcotics, counterfeit goods, and other issues related to the border. A senior Border Patrol official told the Washington Examiner this information would be held by the intelligence center in Yuma until it needed to be shared with agents because of the information’s sensitivity.
Border Patrol said it was told the group did not plan to go through a customs land port of entry and instead planned to enter the U.S. illegally through the All American Canal, located between Calexico and Yuma.
ICE and Customs and Border Protection, the parent agency of Border Patrol, did not respond to requests for comment.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was in Yuma Friday, according to a Twitter post from his account that showed him meeting with local law enforcement.
Good discussion with Yuma Mayor Nicholls and Arizona Border Sheriffs Wilmot, Dannels and Napier this morning. These sheriffs are responsible for over 90% the Arizona-Mexico border and are doing a fantastic job. pic.twitter.com/O7ooKTlEYh
— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) January 10, 2020
