"Khan, 21, was arrested by heavily armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers near a gas station in Ormstown, Que., last year, after authorities said he paid a human smuggler to help him cross the U.S. border. Khan faces two terrorism-related charges over an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to open fire at an unnamed Jewish centre in Brooklyn, which was set to be carried out around the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel."
"Immigration records released by a Canadian parliamentary committee show Khan had been granted a study permit in April 2023 and landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport the following June. The federal immigration department's security assessment had not identified "any risk indicators," so Khan's file was not sent for further screening by intelligence service CSIS or the Canada Border Services Agency."
"CBC News previously reported how Khan's social media activity under the alias "Shahzeb Jadoon" first caught the eye of an FBI informant in October 2023, just four months after he moved to the Toronto area. "If we succeed with our plan," Khan purportedly wrote on an encrypted chat platform, "this would be the largest attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.""
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 21, was arrested in Quebec after authorities say he paid a smuggler to cross into the United States. He faces two terrorism-related charges over an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to open fire at an unnamed Jewish centre in Brooklyn timed around the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks anniversary. He was extradited to the U.S., pleaded not guilty, and now has a jury trial scheduled for May 26, 2026. If convicted, he faces life in prison. Canadian immigration records show he received a study permit in April 2023 and arrived in Toronto in June, and his file was not referred for further security screening.
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