ICE Arrests ANOTHER Unvetted Afghan National Released into the U.S. Under Biden’s ‘Operation Allies Welcome’: Suspected of Terrorist Ties
On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents announced that Jaan Shah Safi, an Afghan national released into the U.S by Joe Biden’s ‘Operation Allies Welcome,’ was taken into custody.
Safi is suspected of providing support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan (ISIS-K) and providing weapons to his father, who is a commander of a militia group in Afghanistan.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notes, “Safi is an illegal alien terrorist who entered the U.S. on September 8, 2021, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome.”
“He applied for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) but his application was terminated once Secretary Noem ended TPS for Afghans. On December 3, 2025, under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, ICE arrested Safi.”
Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem added, “Today, our heroic ICE officers arrested Jaan Shah Safi, a terrorist who provided material support to ISIS-K. The Biden administration brought this terrorist into the U.S. under the disastrous Operation Allies Welcome program.”
“This terrorist was arrested miles from our nation’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.”