U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced the arrests of several Afghan nationals with criminal backgrounds who entered the United States through parole programs implemented during the Biden administration, such as Operation Allies Welcome and Operation Allies Refuge.
According to ICE, these individuals were released into the country without thorough vetting. "Under Secretary Noem, DHS has been going full throttle on identifying and arresting known or suspected terrorists and criminal illegal aliens that came in through Biden’s fraudulent parole programs. When Joe Biden let 190,000 Afghan nationals in, they didn’t do criminal background checks or vet social media, someone just vouched for them and they took the words as truth," said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. "We have been saying we are getting the worst of the worst out—and we are. We are working around the clock to get these public safety threats out of our country."
ICE reported multiple recent arrests:
- On August 29, 2025, Qesmat Din Zafran was arrested after entering under Operation Allies Refuge in September 2021; he had a conviction for lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 16.
- On October 2, 2025, Mansour Walizada was arrested; his record includes two convictions of sexual battery and an arrest for child fondling.
- On June 8, 2025, Mohammad Tabesh Rasoli was arrested; he had a conviction for hit and run resulting in serious bodily harm.
- On May 8, 2025, Javid Ghamgeen was taken into custody from Iowa Department of Corrections; his convictions include possession of methamphetamine, burglary, and aggravated assault against a public officer.
- On October 9, 2025, Asirullah Khalid-Khan was arrested with a conviction for kidnapping and an arrest for sexual assault - rape.
- On July 21, 2025, Said Mohammad Tanai was arrested with a conviction for assault with intent to commit sex abuse.
ICE stated that efforts are ongoing to remove individuals deemed public safety threats from the United States.
