{"id":2517677,"date":"2025-12-04T18:49:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-arrests-biden-era-refugee-for-allegedly-providing-material-support-to-isis-k\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:52:14","slug":"ice-arrests-biden-era-refugee-for-allegedly-providing-material-support-to-isis-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-arrests-biden-era-refugee-for-allegedly-providing-material-support-to-isis-k\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Arrests Biden-Era Refugee for Allegedly Providing &#8216;Material Support to ISIS-K&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-arrests-biden-era-refugee-for-allegedly-providing-material-support-to-isis-k%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal authorities have arrested Jaan Shah Safi, an Afghan evacuee in Virginia, for allegedly supporting the terrorist group ISIS-K. Safi, who entered the U.S. in 2021 under the Biden governance&#8217;s Operation Allies Welcome program, is accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actblue-facilitating-donations-to-terror-tied-charity-legal-group-says\/\" title=\"ActBlue Facilitating Donations to Terror-Tied Charity, Legal Group Says\">providing material support<\/a> to ISIS-K and supplying weapons to his father, a militia commander in Afghanistan. This arrest marks the third case in a week involving Afghan nationals admitted into the U.S. through the evacuation program who have been detained for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-nabs-kansas-woman-accused-of-leading-all-female-isis-battalion-in-syria\/\" title=\"FBI Nabs Kansas Woman ... of Leading &#039;All-Female&#039; ISIS Battalion in Syria\">terrorism-related activities<\/a>. The Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement emphasized concerns over the lack of vetting of nearly 190,000 Afghan evacuees admitted during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Officials also referenced recent incidents involving other evacuees, including a shooting targeting National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. The arrest has sparked criticism of the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the evacuation and vetting process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Federal law enforcement officials on Wednesday arrested yet another Afghan evacuee for allegedly supporting a terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents apprehended Jaan Shah Safi in Waynesboro, Virginia, on suspicion of providing support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan (ISIS-K), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/12\/03\/miles-nations-capital-ice-arrests-isis-k-afghan-terrorist-who-was-released-us-under\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to the Department of Homeland Security. Safi&rsquo;s arrest makes him the third Afghan national originally brought into the U.S. by a Biden-era evacuation program to be taken into custody in a week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, our heroic ICE officers arrested Jaan Shah Safi, a terrorist who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-security-advisor-sullivan-russia-could-invade-ukraine-any-day-now\/\" title=\"National Security Advisor Sullivan: Russia Could Invade Ukraine &#039;Any Day Now&#039;\">provided material support<\/a> to ISIS-K,&rdquo; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a public statement. &ldquo;The Biden administration brought this terrorist into the U.S. under the disastrous Operation Allies Welcome program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This terrorist was arrested miles from our nation&rsquo;s capital where our brave National Guard heroes, Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, were shot just days ago by another unvetted Afghan terrorist brought into our country,&rdquo; Noem said.<\/p>\n<p>Safi entered the U.S. on Sep. 8, 2021, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under Operation Allies Welcome, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He applied for Temporary Protected Status, which would&rsquo;ve largely protected him from deportation, but his application was ultimately terminated when Noem scrapped TPS for Afghan nationals earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In addition to allegedly providing support to ISIS-K, Safi is also accused of providing weapons to his father, who serves as a commander of an Afghan militia group, according to the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 26, Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly opened fire at two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., ultimately killing West Virginia Army National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and leaving Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe in critical condition. One day prior to the D.C. shooting, Mohammad Dawood Alokozay <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TriciaOhio\/status\/1994815818635288752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was arrested<\/a> by the FBI and local authorities for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >allegedly making bomb threats<\/a> in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Like Safi, Lakanwal and Alokozay were paroled into the U.S. via Operation Allies Welcome, according to federal officials. In total, the Biden administration admitted nearly 190,000 Afghan nationals into the U.S. during its chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan, many of whom the Trump administration says were not properly vetted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AFGHAN TERRORIST ARRESTED TODAY JUST MILES FROM D.C. CAME IN UNDER BIDEN.<\/p>\n<p>Today the heroes of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICEgov?\">@ICEgov<\/a> arrested Jaan Shah Safi, an unvetted Afghan national who provided support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan (ISIS-K). He also provided weapons to his father who is&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NFwiTSqVfb\">pic.twitter.com\/NFwiTSqVfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1996348408395624497?\">December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden administration created one of the worst national security crises in American history,&rdquo; Noem said Wednesday. &ldquo;Biden let into our country nearly 190,000 unvetted Afghan aliens &mdash; only determining who they were and their intentions when they were already on American soil.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump has been working every day since January 20 to clean up this unmitigated national security crisis,&rdquo; Noem said.<\/p>\n<p>Since the National Guard shooting, the Trump administration has dramatically restricted asylum applications for all foreign nationals and completely halted immigration processes for individuals hailing from 19 countries deemed &ldquo;high-risk.&rdquo; Trump in late November also expressed support for ending immigration from Third World countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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