13 Illegal Aliens Posing as U.S. Marines Captured at Calif. Border
- Posted on March 23, 2011 at 8:52am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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It seems illegal aliens are getting more creative. That’s one possible conclusion after 13 of them were caught last week near the San Diego border while posing as U.S. Marines.
KTLA.com
The men were caught traveling in a fake military van that had stolen Marine Corps license plates. The van was pulled over at a checkpoint and agents began questioning the occupants. What may have tipped them off? All the uniforms were plastered with the same last name: Perez.
“This effort is an example of the lengths smugglers will go through to avoid detection, and the skilled and effective police work of the agents and the customs and border protection,” Border Patrol spokesman Michael Jiminez said.
It’s unclear where the men got the uniforms, but two Americans were accompanying the illegal aliens and were arrested along with them. Three of the smuggled men are still in custody while the others have been returned to Mexico, the Daily Mail reports.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the Border Patrol are reportedly conducting a joint investigation of the incident.
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Comments (178)
mrsmileyface
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:37amIve been saying for years to militarize the southern border. Its getting dangerous out there to tread without a gun.
Report Post »Apple Bite
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:31amWon’t hear about this in the mainstream media i bet….
Report Post »Hephzibah
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:30amToo bad they don’t ban together and fix their own country instead of being so hell-bent on ruining ours.
Report Post »Echelon
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:30amPeople… isn’t it clear we are under attack. Our government continues to fail to protect us, because no telling how many times this did or will work, and if terrorist can exploit this security breach. Our borders are out of control.
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 2:08pmJanet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security – should be forced to resign – for allowing her office to be used for POLITICAL purposes – spewing her PROPOGANDA about border security.
FILE a FORMAL COMPLAINT – LETTERS only – can be anoymous – (I asked):
US House Committee on The Standards of Official Conduct
HT2 Capitol Building
Washington, DC 20515
US House Committee on the Judiciary
Republican Majority Leader
2138 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
US Senate Committee on The Judiciary
224 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Attn: Top Ranking member – US Senator Jeff Sessions
*********
Reminder: Janet Napolitano of HLS hired two devout Muslims to work in high-ranking positions at HLS – at the time of the Ft. Hood Massacre of the Radical Muslim Terrorist attack on a military base, that killed 13 soliders and 1 pregnant soldier = 14 people – and wounded 32 other members of our American Troops.
According to her own testimony at a congressional hearing – inquiring into how the TSA security manual – as “sensitive information – not for public release” – was placed on the HLS website – for all the world to view,
Napolitano was to conduct her own investigation – and hold the parties accountable – who had placed the TSA security manual on the Homeland Security website.
Napolitano claimed in the congressional hearing that she was not aware that the TSA manual was on the HLS website – and tried to downplay what had occurred = a NATIONAL SECURITY BREACH – by Napolitano claiming that it was an old security manual – and would not happen again. But yet, immediately after the congressional hearing, another SECURITY BREACH occurred using the HLS website.
The TRAITORS to our country who were placing sensitive information on the HLS website – were fully aware of what they were doing – because they had altered each page of the documents – to remove the verbiage – “not for public viewing”.
Napolitano has yet to EXPOSE these TRAITORS to our country – and therefore is a TRAITOR herself – in sweeping these matters of SECURITY BREACHs – under the rug – to assist the Obama Administration to not have these traitors to our country held accountable for their treasonous acts.
These corrupt machinations occurred at HLS – in the “mysterious” placement of the TSA security manual on the HLS website – prior to the Christmas Day bomber’s attempt to use WMD to blow up an aircraft in Detroit.
Report Post »renoguy2010
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:27amnot like anyony cares anymore,, i blew over 10 years in phx,,, i went to sleep with gun shoots woke up with them,, i have since moved, but the fabric still remains,, 1 cop a month is killed,, havent been there for around 5 years now,, but from what my friends tell me its true,, its a sad fact, i do adovocate personal carry,, just know enoug to not shoot youreself in the foot,,, and if your illegal,, get the hell out of my state,
Report Post »yes i still consider as my home state for some stupid reason lol
sodun
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:26amnothing going on here…there’s no man behind the curtain…there’s no curtain….go on your way….
Report Post »BONETRAUMA
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:25amGreat, now prez pookie is bringing the marines back from mexico.
Report Post »lovesflsun
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:23amShoot them on the spot. Maggots!
Report Post »yanki161
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:22amI’d like to know a lot more about the two Americans that were with them.
Report Post »dmforman
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:39amI agree.
Report Post »HadMyPhil
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:12am13 Marines named Perez in the same van? They were probably brothers. Jose, Josb, Josc…. What a joke.
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:10amYou think they all could have been from the same family…hence all the Perez’s.
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:08amGeesh! With a fake van (probably stolen), stolen military plates, and the obvious thousands of dollars that would have been made by the transporters, you would think they could afford to invest in a few more letters for names. That’s just plain dumb, the kind of dumb that earns an entire nationality a well-deserved stereotype.
Report Post »just larry
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:07ambuild the fence! Deport all illegals. If they want to come in, do it the right way, learn english, get a job, pay taxes. No anchor babies! I salute the Border Patrol and all our armed forces!
Report Post »Edct
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:20amWhy can’t we just shoot them because it is an invasion?
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:07amThey are getting smarter……
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:06amShaaazaam Sgt. Carter, wearing the uniform of a U.S. soldier by an alien is spying and a capital offense.
Report Post »va_magoo
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 12:37pmWearing the uniform of a soldier or a police officer is a crime to US citizens! It sure as hell better be a Federal crime for an illegal!
Report Post »It is time to return guarding the border to the Militia’s of the STATES. Who better to protect the border than the people who have to live there? They know the terrain, they know their neighbors, they now who doesnt belong. Makes total sense to me.
BloodSweatandTears
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 12:34amI am appalled too! Impersonating an officer. Stolen plates. Illegal entry across the border. And they return them home? What does it take to commit a crime in this country, and garnish punishment?
Report Post »Ashrak
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:04amHad Enough Yet?
Report Post »Pom Mom
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 5:37pmI had enough when “they” voted Mobama and his puppets into office! But wait I think he really needs another vacation he’s just worked too hard to take care of OUR BORDERS!
Report Post »Leadthemtothelight
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:04amHow creative….illegals masquerading as our troops…did they say they were deported? Close our borders now. No amnesty to illegals already here. It is time that America becomes a little more isolationist and shores up the old checkbook. If we are gonna deploy our troops how about deploying the national guard to all border states? Our salvation as a country is not gonna take place in Libya,Iraq or Afghanistan. It begins here at home. When will America become the number one priority?
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:03amBig Sis “The borders are more protected then they ever have been under this administration” YA SAY??????????
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:01ami bet this happens all the time..secure the borders !!
Report Post »BonnieBlueFlag
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:16amThe illegal alien problem could be solved in under a year’s time if the Federal Government would place bounties on the heads of every illegal man, woman and child. A bounty only to be paid if the criminal trespassers are brought in ~relatively~ unscathed.
We’ve offer bounties for bail-jumpers, are these criminals that different? They commit crimes and fly under the radar.
Great new way for Americans to make extra money! It would be jobs Obama actually *created* not “saved” (made up and lied about.) It would save the country millions of dollars in entitlements! Win, win.
Report Post »Liberalsarealiens
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:00amLMAO! All had the same last name? Stupid is as stupid does! Congress and Obama both are sitting on their hands! 2012 needs to come very soon!
Report Post »westfayetteville
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:00amwhy did they return 10 of them to mexico I hope they didnt let them keep the uniforms
Report Post »OLDANDBITTERCLINGER
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 10:48amNo, they didn’t get to keep the GI uniforms, they sent them back in their underwear! lol
Report Post »louise
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 8:58amwow. bring our troops home so we can secure OUR OWN borders
Report Post »AZ BALLS
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 8:58amCreative! But NOT very smart.
Report Post »lovesflsun
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:23amTrue! Their names are Perez. What else did you think!??!
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 10:13amso next time they will make sure that all the names are different…. the name badges on uniforms are on velcro patches…they can be changed easily….
NCIS needs to find out how they got the uniforms, license plate, and prosecute those responsible as SPIES!! for a foreign government or a cartel or hezbollah…doesn’t matter…treat them as spies and any American that helps for TREASON!!
we are at war right…Iraq, Afghanistan…now Libya….spying and treason in time of war is FIRING SQUAD!! PERIOD!!
Report Post »ProgressiveLiberalMarine
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:36amNametapes on Marine Utilities are sewn, so they will have to pick another name and have it sewn on next time.
Report Post »machogwapo
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:44amDepending on your mission, some personnel have nametapes velcro’ed to prevent ethnicity/family names from being read. Mine are sewn.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 8:57amTest run by Hezbollah .
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 4:41pmit makes you wonder how many of hezbollah members had already crossed .
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 8:55amI have been stopped by the Border Patrol. They are true professional that have a thankless job. They do all they can do, but they are overrun by the scurge of the earth. They need help! But our Comgress sits on it’s hands.
grandmaof5
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:03amThey are waiting for a WMD or airplane incident to make sure there is really a threat to the US and its citizens. 9/11 apparently wasn’t a loud enough call.
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:08amOnce upon a time, we’d have handed them over to the military and tried them as spies. I miss those “once upon a time” times.
Report Post »GeneralBeasley
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:10amAny wonder why they tried to pull this on California, and not Arizona, imagine if all this drug cartel, hezbollah, and la raza garbage dumped down on California, and with all guns virtually being outlawed there, and i’m sure everything would be just fine, we’ll just give them social sercuirty, food stamps, health care, and they’ll be all happy and everyone will hold hands and dance across the golden gate bridge.
Report Post »staythecourse
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:20amSheepdog…you are right . They should be tried as military spies. They were dressed up as Marines. That is impersonating a military person… that is a war offense. But you are right. They will do nothing.
TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:23amI have too Dusty and I agree. I couldn’t imagine having to go to work everyday to that job, talk about fighting an uphill battle everyday?!?
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:24amSHEEPDOG911
Report Post »I agree, try them as spies under whatever espionage laws apply; and make sure the results are publish in mehico
StonyBurk
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:28amquestions we may be denied answers to– #1 who in the USMC provided the vehicle-#2 who provided the uniforms-and advised their use–#3 is this the same van reported as seen earlier (that reportedly fled back into Mexico– #4 how many times have the driver, and shotgun made these trips?–#5 who do they work for?–#6 –Can we be assured our Courts will not do the catch and release.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:29amThey just wanted to help the unions protest….
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:29amI find it interesting that KTLA calls these people Illegal immigrants and KPBS calls them Undocumented immigrants.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:34am@SHEEPDOG911 They could be put to death. And they should go in front of a military court
Report Post »But Holder will protect his people……….
Mike Z4000
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:36amKeep in mild that Obama is president and Eric Holder is attorney general. Gladly, we they didn’t get a scratch, they would be given a purple heart and va priviledges for the rest of their lives. If we had a real president and a real attorney general, they would be tried as spies!!!!
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:48amThe first givaway is how fat and out of shape these “so called” Marines were! If I were a Marine, I would be SO DAMN MAD over this. They are insulting and disrespecting the uniform!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 10:08amThere were plenty of LEGAL citizens who were prosecuted for impersonating military personnel, why won’t they prosecute these guys? I guess my answer is two words; Obama, Holder.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 10:14amYeah and to think that there are alot of Former Marines that are now border patorlman! To think everyone of the name tags that this lowlifes had on my beloved Marine Corps uniform was Perez! ha ha ha…..like having every Marine being white with all the names Smith ha ha ha….nothing has changed but a fresh coat of paint on their idiocy!
Report Post »1proudAmerican
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 10:35amI know someone who is in the military not far from the Mexican border who’s military camo uniform and military ID were stolen from his car. Tha’t how they are getting the uniforms.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:18am@1proudAmerican
you are correct this is not something new! I was stationed in Southern California for 14 years and it has always been that way! They actually busted a Marine doing this at Camp Pendleton a few years ago and I was telling this story to my co-workers right before this story hit the air waves! Talk about de ja vu…..
Report Post »restorehope
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:24amThe Repubs better be keeping a list itemizing all the times Obama and his crew have not enforced US law. Voters in 2012 need to be reminded of all the criminals that got a pass because of the progressive agenda. The New Black Panthers that walked away unpunished from that polling place should be at the top of the list.
This administration arrogantly picks and chooses which laws to enforce without any fear of being stopped. Between now and 2012, it is important that their unethical behavior is publicized as much as possible by holding rallies, peaceful protests, whatever it takes to remind Americans that these progressives have got to be ejected from our government.
Report Post »TheLascone
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:24amMaybe they were watching Glenn yesterday and got the idea ….
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banjarmon
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:26amShip them to the front line in Afghanistan. NOW
Report Post »ProgressiveLiberalMarine
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:38am@BAN
Thats actually a good point. They want to wear the uniform, they can defend it.
Report Post »Ssenkrad
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 12:57pmIt disgusts me that they would pose as US marines. These feckless little wastes of space do dishonor to our men and women who fight for our freedom by pretending to be one of them just to get accross a damn border.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 1:31pmI watch the Texas border. Obama has cut funding for border security. That’s one reason I watch the livestreaming webcams.
When the Republicans took over the House, it was my plan to campaign for more funding for ICE agents, or Border Patrol agents. Their mission is EXTREMELY dangerous, yet they make apprehensions every day and every night.
There are nearly 40 cameras set up along the Texas border at key points where crossings most frequently occur. There are cameras set up to watch neighborhoods and access points from the river to those neighborhoods, where highway travel is readily available. Sometimes it’s only one or two who come across. One night I caught about two dozen. Hee-hee. They were met by the Border Patrol, thanks to the red button provided for us to notify the authorities. We see illegals prowling around trying to find a car to steal. Red button. We see rafts crossing nearly every night. Red button. Congress might not be able to help much, but I’d rather see tax dollars go to protecting our borders before they go to fund abortions or NPR, unions, etc.
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 3:50pmSpys!!!
Report Post »1stzookid
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 5:53pmDon’t you mean “sits on their brains”
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:01pmIllegals posed as Marines at the border nabbed….and the POTUS? Still here..
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:08pmThey should have flown these idiots right to boot camp and put them through basic training! When they started choking on their own vommit, “No mas, por favor” would ring through the swamps!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 12:39amDoes this “rise” to the level for SOMEONE to take the threat seriously? … besides We the People.
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 12:53amIt’s amazing how these criminal invaders will spend hundreds of hours, and thousands of dollars just to get into the US “for a better life” Why don’t they use the money they spent and hours of hard work trying to break our laws instead of trying to help develop their own communities and country? No, they will come here and leech off our taxpayer funded public services throw our communities into black hole deficits and then our wise elected leaders will wonder “why are we running deficits”? No, don’t remove those illegal foreign criminal invaders that are getting a free ride on the backs of taxpaying citizens, lets find ways to raise taxes even more for us!
The Foreign Invasion must be fought and we must get people in office that will fight for our sovereignty!
Report Post »Jackers
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 6:25amI’m tired of “investigations”… Secure our borders and enforce all of our immigration laws! Our immigration laws are not broken; simply not enforced. And the growing demand to stop mass illegal immigration is not about race; but the rule of law.
How many more Americans must die before our elected “representatives” start doing their jobs?
America is a nation of laws; not of men. And it is far past time that our members of Congress start honoring their oaths to the Constitution and serving the majority will – not to mention the safety and security – of the American people.
Build the fence, enforce all of our immigration laws, mandate E-Verify nationwide, end the massive “Anchor Baby” loophole, end chain migration, and end all tax-paid benefits, including education and health care, to illegal aliens.
Progressives/Globalists offer us a false choice of either mass amnesty or deportation… Wrong! We simply need to secure our borders and enforce our laws.
Janet Napolitano should be fired for lying to the American people about so-called “border enforcement.” We must end this ongoing crisis of mass illegal immigration.
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