Overview
- A criminal complaint filed on Nov. 3 charges Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud with receiving, transferring, attempting to transfer and conspiring to transfer firearms and ammunition while believing they would be used to commit a federal terrorism offense.
- The charges follow predawn FBI operations on Oct. 31 in Dearborn and nearby Inkster that involved forceful entries and residents ordered from homes.
- FBI Director Kash Patel posted that agents frustrated a possible attack in Dearborn and arrested several people, though the bureau has not publicly detailed the alleged plot.
- Accounts differ on how many people were taken into custody or interviewed, and the investigation remains active with limited public evidence.
- Reports of an ISIS-inspired plan, a so-called "day of the pumpkin" and shooting-range practice come from unnamed sources and remain unsubstantiated, while community advocates seek greater transparency.