New York Times (Reg. Not Required) - September 25
An
Egyptian immigrant who went on a July
4 shooting spree at Los Angeles International Airport told
immigration officials nearly a decade ago that the Egyptian authorities
had accused him of being affiliated with a known terrorist organization,
officials disclosed yesterday.
The INS failed to investigate evidence that
appeared to link the immigrant, Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, to an
Egyptian extremist group even as the agency was considering his
application for political asylum in the mid-1990's, the officials
said. A rigorous examination of the asylum application could
have ended with Mr. Hadayet being deported, they said. --More....... |
Hadayet |
