Hundreds of ISIS members enter US, 90 nabbed: Report. Know about human trafficking ring of terrorist organization

For a country that has suffered the scourge of Islamic terrorism when its two iconic towers of World Trade Center were targeted in 9/11 attack and more than three thousand innocent and unarmed civilians were killed in one single day, the danger of Islamic terrorism can be be understood. According to the 'New York Post', Islamic terror group ISIS has succeeded in smuggling hundreds of its hardcore members into the US and Department of Homeland Security has identified 400 of them. It has also reported that 90 suspected terrorists were stopped and nabbed at the Southern Border, but no one knows the whereabout of at least 50 suspects.

DHS: Hundreds of potential terrorists in US

The news outlet has also said that the potential terrorists have spread across the country due to the failure of intelligence and security agencies. The FBI and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials have admitted that once their terror ties are realized, they will locate and nab the individuals. Department of Homeland Security has so far identified at least 16 suspects hiding in areas from California to North Carolina. They mingled among millions of migrants, making it very difficult to find them.

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"Alarm bells are ringing"

Talking to the 'New York Post', Seamus Hughes, terrorism expert at University of Nebraska Omaha said that alarm bells are ringing and it is a matter of grave concern for the security agencies.

Does ISIS fund human trafficking?

Quoting an unnamed high-ranking official, CBS reported that the organizations affiliated with ISIS are operating as human smugglers in Central Asia, they help illegal immigrants travel to the West, wherefrom they smuggle them into the U.S. However, it is not yet know whether the ISIS funds the human trafficking or its individual members are doing so on their own.

Department of Homeland Security or the DHS is now monitoring migrants from coming from central Asian countries of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, besides Moldova, Georgia and Russia. These are the countries where ISIS-K has been reportedly active.

FAQs:

What has the Department of Homeland Security said about Islamic terror organization ISIS' activities in the US?
The Department of Homeland Security has claimed to have identified 400 members of ISIS, who have entered into the US. It has also been reported that 90 suspected terrorists were stopped and nabbed at the Southern Border.

Wherefrom the ISIS smuggle its members into the US?
Department of Homeland Security or the DHS is now monitoring migrants coming from the central Asian countries of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, besides Moldova, Georgia and Russia. These are the countries where ISIS-K has been reportedly active.