FBI Warns Law Enforcement to Look Out for 11 Missing Egyptian Exchange Students
The FBI alerted state and local authorities Monday to be on the lookout for 11 Egyptian exchange students who arrived in the U.S. last month but never showed up for class.
The men, who range in age from 18 to 22, were scheduled to attend a month-long program in U.S. history and culture, plus English language instruction, at Montana State University along with six other students. The group flew from Cairo and arrived in the U.S. on July 29. All entered the U.S. legally, but officials said the no-shows violated the terms of their visas and that the government would likely send them home once they turn up.
FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko emphasized that there was no indication that the men were involved in any illicit activity.
I call bullshit. We are fucking clueless idiots if we let this stand. You can’t tell me the chances are slim to none that these guys are here for nefarious purposes.
We’ll be sending them home in pine boxes, if at all, I fear. This sounds like another 9/11 in the making, what with the FBI in their best “nothing to worry about” mode. If I’m wrong I’ll happily apologize, but this kind of thing ought to be an immediate red flag for our “intelligence” agencies and our police.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would not disclose the names of the 11, but revealed that they were students registered at Mansoura University in Mansoura, Egypt.
We want pictures and names, now. Nail their asses for visa violations and worry about the repercussions later. Apologies are always available if this isn’t what it looks like.
Cases like these are actually quite common, Kolko said. Oftentimes when large groups of foreign students arrive in the United States, it is almost inevitable that some will break off and head to tourist destinations before turning up several days later.
And that ought to be an absolute no-no.