More information on 8 Tajik men arrested for suspected links to ISIS

Further information has emerged about eight Tajik men arrested by federal police earlier this month for alleged links to He is.

According to two sources familiar with the information, federal law enforcement received intelligence suggesting the eight men were in the United States and may have ties to ISIS. The FBI’s joint terrorism task force opened an investigation into the men and investigators monitored their communications, the sources said. They also tracked their activity on social media, such as chat rooms and encrypted websites, according to one of the sources.

The FBI determined that the individuals were in contact with criminals who may have had ties to IS. Investigators received a court-approved FISA warrant and conducted surveillance. Authorities feared the men might have been planning a terrorist attack on U.S. soil, the sources said.

The FBI, in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arrested the eight men on immigration In recent weeks, there have been fierce accusations in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia.

The investigation is ongoing and at this time the men are not being charged with terrorism.

According to the sources, there was no indication that a targeted attack was planned. US officials said there was no immediate threat to the homeland.

The Justice Department declined to comment, and the FBI declined to comment beyond what was said when the arrests were made.

At the time, the FBI and DHS said in a statement that “the arrests were made in close coordination with the FBI’s joint terrorism task force,” the agency said. The arrested individuals are in the custody of the ICE authority and are awaiting deportation.

“As the FBI and DHS have recently described in public and partner bulletins, the United States is in an elevated threat environment,” the statement continued. “The FBI and DHS will continue to work with our partners around the clock to identify, investigate, and disrupt potential national security threats.”