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8 suspected terrorists with possible ISIS ties arrested in New York,
L.A. and Philadelphia, sources say
The men from Tajikistan came to the U.S. through the southern border and
their criminal backgrounds checks came back clean at the time they
crossed, officials familiar with the matter said.

8 men with suspected ISIS ties arrested by immigration authorities

June 11, 2024, 2:09 PM PDT
By Julia Ainsley, Tom Winter, Andrew Blankstein and Antonio Planas

Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS out of central
Asia were arrested over the weekend in New York, Philadelphia and Los
Angeles, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News on Tuesday.

The suspects had been on the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force radar and
were arrested by personnel with U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, better known as ICE, the sources say.

All eight men crossed through the southern border into the U.S., and
their criminal backgrounds checks came back clean when they crossed, say
two officials familiar with the matter.

At least two of the men crossed the border in spring 2023, and one of
those men used the CBP One app, which the Biden administration created
to allow migrants to book appointments to claim asylum, those officials
say.

The arrests were first reported by the New York Post.

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has been aware of a potential
terrorist threat originating in central Europe, and it began monitoring
these men as part of that investigation, three sources say.

A senior U.S. official says the FBI was monitoring the group for several
months and kept close tabs on their activities.

While they have not been charged with a terrorist connection or plot
yet, the FBI alerted ICE they should be arrested because of potential
ties to ISIS, and they were arrested on immigration charges, two sources
say. They are detained and face removal proceedings before an
immigration judge, and they could later face terrorism-related charges,
two sources say.

“Over the last few days, ICE agents arrested several non-citizens
pursuant to immigration authorities," the Department of Homeland
Security and the FBI said in a joint statement Tuesday. "The actions
were carried out in close coordination with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism
Task Forces. The individuals arrested are detained in ICE custody
pending removal proceedings.”

As NBC News previously reported, in April ICE arrested an Uzbek man in Baltimore with alleged ISIS ties after he had been living in the U.S.
for over two years.


Julia Ainsley
Julia Ainsley is homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers
the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department for the
NBC News Investigative Unit.


Tom Winter
Tom Winter is a New York-based correspondent covering crime, courts,
terrorism and financial fraud on the East Coast for the NBC News
Investigative Unit.

Andrew Blankstein
Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers
the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.

Antonio Planas
Antonio Planas is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.

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