Per the DOJ criminal complaint, Manuchekhri came to the US from Tajikistan in June 2016 and stayed after his visa expired in December 2016
He is then alleged to have entered into a sham marriage to obtain legal status
He is then alleged to have entered into a sham marriage to obtain legal status
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One of those individuals was later arrested in connection with an ISIS-K claimed attack on a church in Istanbul
“Under no circumstances will my Department of Justice tolerate terrorism" per US Attorney General Pam Bondi in statement