U.S. officers consider the Afghan nationwide accused of plotting an Election Day terror assault was radicalized two years after coming to the U.S. on humanitarian parole as a part of Operation Allies Welcome.
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi initiated an extension of his lawful parole standing in August 2023, Fox Information has realized, and cleared one other spherical of screening and vetting at the moment, adjudicated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers (USCIS).
He was beforehand vetted in September 2021 when he was paroled into the U.S. by the Division of Homeland Safety as a part of Operation Allies Welcome.
At each junctures, officers say no derogatory data was missed – they consider none existed at the moment.
It wasn’t till August 2024 that derogatory data on Tawhedi was recognized concurrently by federal regulation enforcement companions and DHS’ exterior recurrent vetting programs. When Tawhedi popped up on the federal regulation enforcement radar, the recurrent vetting programs had additionally flagged him, and DHS was already speaking with the FBI on the native stage.
U.S. authorities acted rapidly on this derogatory data, and likewise tipped off French authorities to a relative of Tawhedi – who they are saying was engaged in dialogue a few related deliberate assault in France.
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This previous weekend, French authorities arrested a 22-year-old Afghan nationwide, a relative of Tawhedi, on suspicion of planning an ISIS-inspired assault in France.
The U.S. evacuated 1000’s of individuals from Afghanistan in August 2021 throughout the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal. (Senior Airman Brennen Lege/U.S. Air Pressure by way of AP)
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The FBI shared this assertion with Fox Information’ David Spunt, relating to the French arrest: “The recent arrests in France and by the FBI’s Oklahoma City field office demonstrate the importance of partnerships to detect and disrupt potential terrorist attacks. The coordination between the United States and French law enforcement contributed to these outcomes. The FBI’s top priority is preventing acts of terrorism, and we are committed to working with our partners both overseas and in the United States to uncover any plots and protect our communities from violence.”
