NEW: @CBP w/information on 2 men from #Yemen - both on the terror watch list - who tried to enter the US via southern #California

1st incident took place January 29
2nd took place March 30
cbp.gov/newsroom/local…
In the January incident, @CBP said a 33yo #Yemen|i man was arrested 3 miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry - record check showed he was on both the @FBI's Terror Watch List & the No-Fly list

Suspect had a cell phone sim card hidden in his shoe

He was transferred to @ICEgov
In March, the 26yo #Yemen|i man was arrested 2 miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry, per @CBP - record check showed he was on both the @FBI's Terror Watch List & the No-Fly list

Suspect is in federal custody pending removal, per CBP
MORE: @CBP on arrests of #Yemen|i men on terror watch list

"Our border security efforts are layered & include multiple levels of rigorous screening that allow us to detect & prevent people who pose nat'l security or public safety risks from entering..." spox tells @VOANews
"While encounters of known & suspected terrorists at our borders are very uncommon, they underscore the importance of the critical work our agents carry out on a daily basis" per @CBP spokesperson, re arrests of #Yemen|i men on @FBI terror watch list along #Cali-#Mexico border

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