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FBI Widens ISIS-Inspired Halloween Plot Case With Arrests in New Jersey and Washington

New arrests across three states reflect an FBI case built on encrypted chats, seized weapons, and alleged travel plans to join ISIS.

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Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force search a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that the agency had thwarted a "potential terrorist attack" planned in the northern state of Michigan over Halloween weekend. Patel said the FBI arrested multiple subjects.
An FBI agent enters a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
FBI agents gather outside a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Overview

  • Authorities charged Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzel of New Jersey and Saed Ali Mirreh of Washington with conspiracy and attempt to provide material support to ISIS, while New Jersey’s Milo Sedarat faces counts of transmitting violent threats.
  • An amended complaint in Michigan added material-support charges against Dearborn residents Mohmed Ali, Majed Mahmoud, and 19-year-old Ayob Nasser tied to the alleged plot.
  • NBC News reports Mirreh’s arrest marked the eighth in the probe, which includes two juveniles and spans Michigan, New Jersey, and Washington.
  • Investigators cite encrypted group communications, a confidential source’s recordings, and plans to travel via Turkey to Syria; one suspect was detained at Newark Airport after moving up a flight.
  • Complaints detail scouting of LGBTQ-friendly bars in Ferndale and seizures of AR-style rifles, handguns, tactical gear, and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition, while defense lawyers dispute the government’s portrayal.