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3 detained trying to enter Port of Miami
By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press

MIAMI - Three men were caught trying to slip past a checkpoint in a cargo truck Sunday at the Port of Miami, said authorities, who increased security at the busy trade hub.

A port security officer became suspicious when the truck driver could not produce proper paperwork to enter the port about 8 a.m., Miami-Dade Police Detective Richard Williams said.

The driver also indicated he was alone in the truck.

Officers searched the truck and found two men in the cab trying to hide, Williams said.

The three men — two Iraqis and one Lebanese national who are legal permanent U.S. residents — were taken into custody for questioning. They had not been arrested or charged by Sunday afternoon.

The men do not appear on any terrorist watch list, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez. Full article here.

Three men, stopped at the border for breaking regulations.

Having been halted myself at JFK and turned around by the US Immigrations, I know that it takes but a minor discrepancy or oversight to dissatisfy their strict regulations.

But American immigration regulations are in place for a reason. In 2001, nineteen Arabic men who were legally resident in the United States hijacked three aircraft and murdered - there is no other word for it - 3,000 people.

It puts perspective on this case. These three men, all Middle Eastern, were obviously up to no good. You don't try to sneak into a restricted border area if you've got Permanent Residency. There was a reason why these men tried to pull a fast one and thank Goodness the Immigration Officials at the US Ports are on the case.

The three middle eastern men were in a truck. What's in the truck?

What did they have to hide that involved two legal residents of the USA being willing to risk deportation?

I dread to think.

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