Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended an Afghan man on the US terror watchlist again. The Department of Homeland Security says that he was previously caught crossing the US-Mexico border illegally and released twice. “Mohammed Karwan is a member of Hezb-e-Islami, a group linked to attacks in Afghanistan that killed at least nine Americans between 2013 and 2015. Karwan was first arrested in March 2023 after illegally entering the US near San Ysidro, California,” said media reports.
According to DHS officials, Karwan was not on the terror watchlist during that arrest and was referred to ICE, which released him on ATD – alternatives to detention. At the time of his apprehension, “there was not conclusive information” to match him to the FBI’s Terrorism Watch List.
