Four British nationals were arrested by the US Border Patrol after they entered the US in a remote part of Maine from Canada. They claimed to be hikers and told the police they were not aware that they entered the US. The incident took place on April 3, and now all of them have been charged with one count each of Entry without Inspection, a misdemeanor offense that carries a maximum sentence of six months in federal prison and a $5,000 fine. All four have pleaded not guilty.
The names of the four British nationals triggered a major online debate as none of Ali Mohammed Ali Abdullah, Hameed Mohammed Nagi, Ibrahim Ayyub Khan and Mohammed Sultan Saleh is originally British. "Britain really needs to sort this issue out because the fact that these guys have British passports is an absolute catastrophe for national security in the West," commentator Drew Pavlou wrote.
