by The two illegal Jordanian migrants who are charged with trying to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in May posted thousands of dollars in bail and were allowed to leave federal custody, The Post can exclusively reveal.
Hasan Yousef Hamdan, 32, and Mohammad Khair Dabous, 28, were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention despite their immigration status — Hamdan had crossed into the country illegally in April and Dabous had overstayed his student visa and is subject to removal proceedings, law enforcement sources told The Post.
They were arrested on May 3 for trespassing onto the military installation and handed over to ICE officers because of their immigration statuses.
Leaked photos exclusively obtained by The Post show Hasan Yousef Hamdan following the arrests made by ICE in May.
It’s still unknown why the men allegedly tried to get onto the base.
“Big-time intel failure, security failure,” a federal law enforcement source told The Post.
“If it wasn’t an act of terrorism, why aren’t the government officials releasing the details of this? What was the intent?”
The men both posted bond in their ICE cases — with Hamdan’s set at $15,000 and Dabous’ set at $10,000 — and were released in early June, according to federal law enforcement sources.
Leaked photos exclusively obtained by The Post show Mohammad Khair Dabous following the arrests made by ICE in May.
Hamdan and Dabous were charged with misdemeanor trespassing on military property and appeared before a judge for the first time on July 22, when they were ordered released on the conditions that they show up to court for their immigration proceedings and stay away from Quantico or other military bases, according to the court documents, which were first reported by Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies.
Federal prosecutors supported their releases on those conditions, according to the court documents.
Hamdan entered the US illegally via the southern border in San Diego in April, when he was released due to a lack of detention space, federal law enforcement sources told The Post.
Dabous was in the US illegally after overstaying his student visa, sources said.
“The Biden Administration’s failure to secure the border has brought this crisis to the front gates of our military installations,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said at the time of the attempted breach.
They were issued citations for trespassing and told to appear in federal court in Alexandria on July 22, court papers show.
Magistrate Judge William B. Porter signed off on their release on the condition they continue to appear for future court dates in their criminal and immigration cases.
They must also refrain from trespassing on any government property, including the Quantico facility, court papers show.
The two Jordanian nationals lied to guards at Quantico and claimed they worked for an Amazon subcontractor and were there to make a delivery, Capt. Michael Curtis, a spokesman for the base, previously told The Post.
“The Biden Administration’s failure to secure the border has brought this crisis to the front gates of our military installations,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said at the time of the attempted breach.