Illegal aliens seeking hazmat licenses
Michelle Malkin
If this sounds familiar, you've been paying attention:
Federal terrorism officials and Rhode Island authorities converged this week to arrest an Indian citizen enrolled in a Smithfield tractor-trailer training school who was trying to obtain a commercial driver’s license and permit to haul hazardous materials.
The man, Mohammed Yusef Mullawala, of Jamaica, N.Y., is being held in federal custody for overstaying his student visa. State police Maj. Steven O’Donnell said that after two days of truck-driving classes, Mullawala’s behavior was suspicious enough to prompt school officials to contact the Department of Homeland Security late last month.
“His behavior was consistent with terrorist-type activity,” O’Donnell said. “He showed no interest in learning the fine art of driving a tractor-trailer. He had no interest in learning how to back up.”
Sort of like learning how to steer a plane, but not take off or land.
As in several other cases since 9/11, it was alert private citizens who notified DHS of Mullawala's suspicious behavior. And once again, it was enforcement of immigration laws that played a critical role in detaining him: ...
