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To: michael97123 who wrote (5750)	8/23/2003 12:01:04 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793568

Pakistanis Charged With Illegal Entry SEATTLE - Two Pakistani men arrested separately at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport while trying to fly to New York have been charged with immigration violations. Javed Khan and Arif Mahmood appeared before a U.S. District Court magistrate Thursday. The men, Pakistani citizens who have been living in Canada, were detained until their trial, scheduled for Oct. 14-15. At the time of the arrests, a TSA spokesman told The Associated Press that both names appeared on the agency's terrorism-related "no-fly" list. But John Hartingh, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle, said Friday that only Mahmood's was. "It was later determined that only one was on the no-fly list," TSA spokeswoman Jennifer Marty said Friday. She declined to say why Mahmood was placed on the list. he men were arrested Aug. 9. According to an affidavit filed Wednesday, they said they had been smuggled across the Canadian border near Blaine. Each man is charged with illegally entering the country. The charges carry a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, airlines have routinely run security checks on passengers who purchase one-way tickets or buy tickets with cash. Hundreds of individuals have been briefly detained at airports after their names matched those on the TSA no-fly list, according to TSA records. Khan, 36, told immigration officials he was trying to get to New York to apply for asylum. He was arrested after police determined he was wanted by Canadian immigration officials. "There is absolutely no evidence that Mr. Khan is involved in terrorism," said Khan's lawyer, Brian Phillips. Mahmood, 29, was detained after an airline employee noticed his name on the "no-fly" list. His lawyer, Walter Palmer, did not immediately return a phone message Thursday. story.news.yahoo.com. For more info ........ ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY Subject 53228