Texas Detains Illegal Immigrant on Terror Watch List Before Trump Visit

Carlos Obed Yepez-Bedoya caught by the Department of Public SafetyPhoto byX (Twitter)

Just before Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Republican candidate for President, Donald Trump, visited Texas last week, an illegal immigrant on the Terror Watchlist was caught after crossing the Texas border. Carlos Obed Yepez-Bedoya from Columbia.

On February 21, the Department of Public Safety arrested Yepez-Bedoya near Eagle Pass. Donald Trump was in Eagle Pass with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on February 29 according to Yahoo.

Texas Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Chris Olivarez told The New York Post about the arrest of Yepez-Bedoya.

Lieutenant Olivarez said:

“This underscores the need for border security measures as potential threats to both public safety and national security are evident and exploit security vulnerabilities.”

“The federal government has failed to enact border security measures, and the state of Texas, through Governor Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, will continue to take unprecedented action to help secure the border.”

“This historic law would undeniably deter and prevent the entry of illegal immigrants with violent criminal histories and those on the terror screening database. Texas will continue to use every tool and strategy to safeguard Texas and the nation.”

Last year, Theresa Cardinal Brown, a former Department of Homeland Security official under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama said according to CBS News:

"Are terrorists flooding across the border? Probably not, But at the same time, it is true that the large number of people arriving does have national security implications."

Here are more details on the illegal immigrant captured:

Do you think there is a problem with immigrnts on the Terror Watchlist crossing the border?