The Secret Service said the intruder was arrested without any violence and no dangerous weapon was found on him or in the backpack. After searching the grounds, nothing of security concern was found.
The President and the Homeland Security Secretary, John Kelly have been briefed about the incident.
BBC reports that intruders have broken into the grounds of the White House before by scaling the perimeter fence, they are usually handed to the local police.
In 2014, 42- year- old Omar Gonzales was said to have made it through the north portico doors into the building armed with a knife.
He was arrested just as he made it inside the doors according to the Secret Services then.
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