ICE arrested an Afghan national accused of supporting ISIS‑K in Waynesboro, Va., in December 2025

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ICE arrested Jaan Shah Safi and took him into custody in Waynesboro, Virginia; he is alleged to have provided support to ISIS‑K.

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The Department of Homeland Security released a statement on January 20, 2026, highlighting enforcement actions taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since January 20, 2025. DHS credited President Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem with increased removals, saying more than 670,000 people were removed and roughly two million self-deported, and listed individual cases in which ICE arrested or lodged detainers against people charged with terrorism, gang activity, homicide, sexual offenses, and other crimes. The release names dozens of specific suspects from multiple countries and emphasizes DHS’s intent to continue targeting what it calls the “worst of the worst.”

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A Department of Homeland Security press release (Dec. 3, 2025) states that ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Jaan Shah Safi — an Afghan national brought to the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome on Sept. 8, 2021 — in Waynesboro, Virginia and alleges he provided material support to ISIS‑K and supplied weapons to his father, a militia commander in Afghanistan. Contemporaneous reporting by regional outlets (Staunton News Leader, WHSV) and national outlets (Newsweek) echo the DHS account and give Dec. 3, 2025 as the arrest date. Verdict: True — the claim is directly confirmed by an official DHS press release and multiple reputable news reports documenting the December 2025 Waynesboro arrest and the allegation of support to ISIS‑K.

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A Department of Homeland Security press release (Dec. 3, 2025) states that ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Jaan Shah Safi — an Afghan national brought to the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome on Sept. 8, 2021 — in Waynesboro, Virginia and alleges he provided material support to ISIS‑K and supplied weapons to his father, a militia commander in Afghanistan. Contemporaneous reporting by regional outlets (Staunton News Leader, WHSV) and national outlets (Newsweek) echo the DHS account and give Dec. 3, 2025 as the arrest date. Verdict: True — the claim is directly confirmed by an official DHS press release and multiple reputable news reports documenting the December 2025 Waynesboro arrest and the allegation of support to ISIS‑K.
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