An asylum seeker with alleged ties to Isis had been living in the US for over two years, according to American officials.
Jovokhir Attoev, 33, from Uzbekistan, crossed the border into Arizona and was stopped by Border Patrol in February 2022.
Neither Customs and Border Protection nor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could find any information on Attoev so let him pass into the US on bond.
However, in May 2023, his home country put out an international notice that the 33-year-old was wanted for his alleged links to Isis.
Asylum seeker was suspected Isis member who lived in the US for two years after crossing border
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It was only 10 months later, in March 2024, that the US government reviewed Attoev’s application and connected the wanted man in Uzbekistan with the 33-year-old living in the US.
He was then arrested on April 17 in Baltimore and is currently in custody in Pennsylvania, according to ICE.
Attoev will face trial next week at immigration court in Jersey.
It is thought that ICE lawyers will argue for his continued detention in order to attain more information about his potential ties to the terror group.
Migrants crossing the US border
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Last week, a US illegal migrant was arrested for four counts of sex crimes carried out under the guise of administering medical assistance.
Jose Luis Gomez Espinol, 34, was arrested and charged by Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office on multiple counts of sexual contact or penetration under the pretext of medical treatment.
He is accused of crimes in connection to incidents on April 16, 2024, January 31, 2024, and September 28, 2023.
Immigration, which helped propel Trump to the White House in 2016, is also becoming an increasingly important issue for US voters.
Jose Luis Gomez Espinol was arrested last week for multiple sex crimes done under the guise of administering medical treatment
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A Gallup poll found that 28 per cent of Americans now believe immigration is the biggest problem facing America.
The figure is higher than those citing either the economy or inflation.
It also constitutes a record high since Gallup began polling voters on their views about immigration in 1981.
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