Saudi national Abdul al-Harb via Atlas Shrugs

Last night on Hannity, Steven Emerson of the Investigative Project dropped the bombshell about the Saudi national first questioned by authorities about the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.

“Remember the Saudi that they had arrested or at least initially detained?” Emerson asked. “It was determined that he had no involvement and they made a statement about it to that effect? Well, I just learned from my own sources he’s now going to be deported on national security grounds Tuesday,” Emerson said, later adding, “This is the way things are done with Saudi Arabia. You don’t arrest their citizens. You deport them, because they don’t want them to be embarrassed.”

Atlas Shrugs reported:

Saudi national Abdul al-Harbi, who was first questioned in the Boston bombing, is going to be deported on “national security grounds.” Abdul al-Harbi, a devout Muslim from Medina, is from a very powerful Saudi family with many terrorist ties. It takes longer than 15 hours to investigate all of Abdul al-Harbi’s relatives, friends, acquaintances, and business and school friends.

Perhaps a quick look at the Arabic sources should raise the eyebrows of every American relative to the extent of the problem at hand. Many from Al-Harbi’s clan are steeped in terrorism and are members of Al-Qaeda. Out of a list of 85 terrorists listed by the Saudi government shows several of Al-Harbi clan to have been active fighters in Al-Qaeda:

When I heard his family was tied to the royal house of Saud, I worried about this kind of thing happening to the investigation. Yesterday’s stunning display of rolling incompetence and badly mangled leaks speaks to that.Secretary of State Kerry’s meeting with the Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal was abruptly closedto the press the day Abdul al-Harbi was being questioned. There is no doubt in my mind that this was discussed.

U.S. President Barack Obama met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal at the White House on Wednesday — the meeting was not on Obama’s public schedule.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano had a fiery exchange with Rep. Jeff Duncan during a House hearing Thursday morning over reports that Al Alharbi is being considered for deportation. Napolitano refused to entertain a question regarding if it would be “negligence” to deport someone who just days ago was a person of interest. “I’m not going to answer that question,” she shot back after being pressed by Duncan and denying any knowledge of such a plan. “That question is so full with misstatements and misapprehensions that it is not worthy of an answer.” But rumors persist that al-Harbi is being deported. Sources tell TheBlaze that the Saudi national is set to be deported on “security and related grounds.” His visa also has been revoked. Below is some of the information that has been communicated to us: 1. One source at the FBI and another at the Saudi Embassy referred to the student as connected to an important Saudi family.

2. An “event” was created on this guy three days ago. An event is a file. The file contains his deportation record and the reason he is being deported. According to ICE the reason is under section 212 3B — “Security and related grounds” — “Terrorist activities”

3. His visa has been revoked.

4. The FBI said a file was started “just in case he was found to be connected to the crime,” however, the file shows he was scheduled to be deported. This was not a precaution, it was in “orders.”

5. One source said they believe a “voluntary” departure has been signed — that means the Saudi Student could be out of the country as early as today.

6. The file was immediately classified. We believe the deportation order will be classified as well — requiring a FOIA to get it.

7. The story was going to be “he wanted to go home,” however he was actually being deported.

8. Our source said the FBI believes the Saudi student is tied to 2 to 3 more people.

9. Our source said this “looks like they were trying to make this a ‘lone wolf’ crime so, the Saudi government would be spared embarrassment and the U.S. would avoid explaining how a terror cell was active when we had AQ on the run.”