A pair of illegal immigrants who attempted to break into a Marine Corps base have been released from jail and will be allowed to stay in the United States.
Jordanians Mohammad K. Dabous and Hasan Y. Hamdan posted bail in June, the New York Post reported Thursday. In May, the pair were arrested for attempting to break into the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Virginia. The duo, who were disguised as delivery drivers, then attempted to ram their truck through a gate when ordered to halt.
The pair appeared in court on July 22 with an Arabic interpreter. Prosecutor Alexander Amico said the charge could carry six months in prison, but did not ask for the men to be held in jail until trial or deportation.
“We ask that the defendant be required to show up to all future court appearances, to all future immigration proceedings, and that he be reminded not to trespass onto Marine Corps Base…
