Several migrants with possible ties to the ISIS terror group were arrested in a sting operation after crossing the southern border into the United States.
New York Post report Sources said six possible terrorists were caught in sting operations in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia, while two others were arrested after “several months” of surveillance by a joint terrorism task force.
The migrants were initially “fully vetted” and allowed to stay in the country, but after they entered the country, authorities became suspicious after hearing derogatory comments made to them on wiretaps.
The foreigner is said to be from Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
One of the suspects reportedly made comments about a bomb, according to The Washington Post.
“Remember the Boston Marathon? [bombing]”They’re worried that something like this could happen again, or even worse,” a source told The Post.
“Individuals and small groups will draw distorted inspiration from events in the Middle East and carry out attacks within the country.”
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are working together statement About the report.
“Over the past few days, ICE agents have arrested several aliens at the direction of immigration authorities. This action was carried out in close coordination with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. The arrested individuals are being held in ICE detention facilities pending removal proceedings,” the statement read.
“As the FBI and Department of Homeland Security recently stated in public and partner bulletins, the United States is in an elevated threat environment,” they added. “The FBI and Department of Homeland Security continue to work around the clock with our partners to identify, investigate, and disrupt potential threats to our national security.”
At least two are believed to have crossed the border in the spring of 2023.
CBS News reported. The source He said there was no evidence the group was planning a terror attack.
The report is particularly alarming following the horrific attack by Tajik terrorists on civilians at the Crocus City concert hall near Moscow in March, which left 145 people dead and hundreds injured – a massacre that ISIS-K later claimed responsibility for.
FBI Director Christopher Wray has previously testified before Congress about the threat of extremists crossing the border with other migrants to pose a terrorist attack inside the United States.
“Our most immediate concern is that individuals or small groups will draw distorted inspiration from events in the Middle East and carry out attacks at home,” Wray told a House Appropriations subcommittee.
“But now there are growing concerns about the possibility of a coordinated attack at home, similar to the ISIS-K attack seen at a Russian concert hall a few weeks ago.”
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