- ICE agents arrested a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member with suspected ties to Hezbollah, an ex-Iranian army sniper and a terror watchlist suspect during a sweep of Iranian illegal migrants in eight states.
- Five of the 11 Iranians swept up by ICE had previous criminal convictions that included grand larceny and drug and firearm possession, according to CBS News.
- The arrests come in the wake of rising concerns about Iranian terror sleeper cells that may have entered the US illegally.