ICE arrests 11 undocumented Iranian Nationals, including 2 in Houston, over weekend

HOUSTON – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 11 undocumented Iranian nationals, including two arrests in Houston, over the weekend, announced U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The arrests were in direct response to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s commitment to “keeping known and suspected terrorists out of American communities.”

Those arrested included an individual with admitted ties to Hezbollah, a known or suspected terrorist, and an alleged former sniper for the Iranian army, according to DHS.

Houston arrests

In Houston, ICE arrested Hamid Reza Bayat, an Iranian national an immigration judge ordered removed nearly 20 years ago, on Aug. 4, 2005…

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