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Melendez-Perez was an immigration inspector conducting secondary screenings at Orlando International Airport when Jose prevented the would-be 20th hijacker, Mohamed al-Kahtani , from gaining admittance to the United States. But today, this American hero is sitting idle in a Customs and Border Patrol CBP office in Orlando—forced to report daily to a building where he does nothing of consequence, awaiting the outcome of an investigation he knows little about.
His own car was in the shop for repairs, so he was driving his official, government-issued vehicle.
This apparently broke the rules; department policies permitted such usage of an official vehicle, but those policies had ended four months earlier. This was the only time Melendez-Perez had ever driven home in his government car, he told me. Melendez-Perez told me that the theft of the firearm—and not his use of the government vehicle—seems to be the focus of a local CBP investigation of which he is the subject. Melendez-Perez tells me it is highly unusual for someone to be removed from their post during an investigation like this—which is administrative, not criminal.
Usually, in a situation like this, the employee would be issued a new firearm, and go back to work, he said. According to Melendez-Perez, even the investigator looking into this incident said he was not aware that Jose had been relieved of his job during the inquiry.
Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker by Michael A. Smerconish
Nobody has said a word to me. The only thing I was told was that I was suspended until the investigation is completed. That was three months ago. This is quite a burden for a man who has 44 years of service to the federal government— He also has a son currently stationed in Afghanistan.
Remembering a local hero on Sept. 11
Jose is 64 years old and will turn 65 in January. Kahtani shot him arrogant, dirty looks. Colleagues warned him of the potential consequences of turning away Saudi nationals, who were known to wield considerable political clout. But he refused to budge. Kahtani was later apprehended after fighting alongside the jihadists surrounding Osama bin Laden at the battle at Tora Bora. He was shipped to Guantanamo Bay. It was the only aircraft hijacked by four terrorists, not five.
