US disrupts human smuggling network with ties to ISIS
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has discovered and disrupted a human smuggling network that set off alarm bells in law enforcement after it was determined that the effort was led by an individual with connection to ISIS, the White House confirmed Tuesday.
“Intelligence alerted us of this human smuggling network,” spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. “We moved fast, and we successfully disrupted it. We’re very grateful to law enforcement for their quick work and their vigilance on this.”
Smugglers have been taken into custody overseas, including the one with alleged ties to the ISIS, according to the White House. Jean-Pierre maintained that “there’s no sign that anyone moved by the smuggling network has terrorism connections.”
The FBI is currently providing additional security screening for individuals already smuggled into the US, and all of the people who were trafficked into the US are in the process of being deported, Jean-Pierre said.
CNN first reported on the network, and the US intelligence that led to its discovery. It was focused on smuggling Uzbek nationals seeking asylum across the US-Mexico border.
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