- Eight Tajikistan nationals were arrested for attempting to support ISIS by providing money, technology, and equipment to the terrorist organization.
- The arrests were a result of a joint operation between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other international law enforcement agencies in a coordinated sting operation spanning Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia.
- The suspects used complex financial transactions to mask the flow of funds intended for ISIS.
- The suspects crossed into the US via the Southern border and were linked to ISIS later, as a result of the U.S. government’s highly sensitive targeting of the communications of ISIS members abroad.  Read More