ICE Arrests Afghan Man Accused of Supporting ISIS

Jaan Shah Safi, who entered the U.S. under the prior administration, is nabbed in Virginia on suspicion of providing support for the ISIS terrorist group.

Jaan Shah Safi, an Afghan national arrested by ICE in Waynesboro, Va. Courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security

Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested an Afghan national on suspicion of providing support to the ISIS terrorist group, the third such arrest in a week, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) statement.

Jaan Shah Safi was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Waynesboro, Virginia. Safi is an “illegal alien terrorist who entered the U.S. on Sept. 8, 2021, in Philadelphia” under President Joe Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome program, the statement said.