The Biden administrator blamed “not to have checked” the immigrants responsible for shooting the baseball match

According to a statement, two immigrants granted American legal status under Biden administration in the Houston region in the Houston region.

The two immigrants, Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah, a 27 -year -old Jordan man, and Ahmad Mawed, a 21 -year -old from Lebanon, are confronted with criminal accusations of deadly driving with a firearm after having pretended a baseball field on Sunday during a prayer in a youth match in Katy, Texas. They are held on a deposit of $ 100,000.

A coach was struck in the shoulder, would have tried to protect a child. He was hospitalized due to the injury, but has since been released.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Internal Security, the two immigrants were authorized to enter the country during the Biden administration.

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From left to right: Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah, a 27 -year -old Jordan man, and Ahmad Mawed, a 21 -year -old from Lebanon, were accused of deadly driving after having pretended to open fire during a prayer during a baseball match for young people in Katy, Texas on Sunday. (DHS)

Matalgah obtained American citizenship by the Biden administration on August 1, 2023, according to the agency. The press release indicates that Matalgah obtained citizenship despite previous arrests for drug possession.

Meanwhile, Mawed received the status of legal resident legal by the Biden administration through an IR-2 visa on June 3, 2021, according to DHS. An IR-2 visa is given to children of American citizens.

DHS assistant secretary, Tricia McLaughlin criticized the Biden administration after the shooting for “not having verified” that immigrants let in the country, in particular nations with high threat.

“Not only has Biden failed the American people by leaving our borders wide open to criminals, but they also legally allowed them to win the status and citizenship to terrorize our communities,” said McLaughlin. “These people of High threat Comties were left by the Biden administration. They clearly did not check the extraterrestrials that they legally let in our country and even became American citizens.

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The players embarked on the field in September 21, 2025, shooting a baseball match for young people in Katy, Texas. (Kriv)

“This horrible act of terror, the dismissal on children praying before the start of a baseball match, is an evil of evil,” she added.

The chaos took place on the young Amerupark youth baseball field, known as Rac, after three people drew weapons from a nearby pasture towards the field while a baseball event for young people was underway, according to the Sheriff’s Bureau of Waller.

A video of the incident has shown that the 12 -year -old Texas Colts players in light blue jerseys running frantically to hide while bullets were passing them. An adult seemed to be struck and fell to the ground near the marble.

The founder of Houston Warriors, Andy Baize, told Khou-TV that after the coach, a 27-year-old man, had been shot in a pre-match prayer with his team, the first reaction of the injured man was to protect the children. The Sheriff’s office said the victim had been transported to Memorial Herman hospital in downtown Houston, where he was treated and then released.

A declaration of the RAC said that the incident was due to a “recreational shot on a neighboring property”. The press release said local police were immediately informed of “a possible illegal hunt”.

A third suspect, Mahmood Abdelsalam Rababah, 23, is also charged during the shooting.

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A sign for the RAC baseball complex in Katy, Texas, in September 2025. (Kriv)

Under President Donald Trump, the US State Department has widened the screening and verification of visa candidates. In a June press release, the State Department said that “each visa notice is a national security decision”.

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The ministry said: “The United States must be vigilant during the visa emission process to ensure that those who are asking for admission to the United States do not intend to harm Americans and our national interests and that all candidates crediblely establish their eligibility for the Visa sought, including that they intend to engage in activities in accordance with conditions for their admission.”

Fox News Digital contacted a spokesperson for former president Joe Biden but did not immediately receive an answer.

Stephen Sorace of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.