Kash Patel said the FBI has thwarted a potential Halloween weekend terrorist attack in Michigan with multiple would-be jihadi arrested
FBI Director Kash Patel said that several suspects hellbent on committing an act of terror in Michigan were arrested, interrupting what homeland security officials call a jihadi plot.
This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend. More details to come. Thanks to the men and women of FBI and law enforcement everywhere standing guard 24/7…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) October 31, 2025
White House Senior Director for Counterterrorism Seb Gorka wrote on social media that federal agents “disrupted a Jihadi terror plot in Detroit timed for Halloween when innocent children should be enjoying themselves Trick or Treating. The threat is real.”
A federal source told Los Angeles that at least five people, including a teenager, were taken into custody at several locations after search warrants were executed at two Dearborn addresses, according to the city’s police department who said in a statement: “the FBI conducted operations in the City of Dearborn earlier this morning,” in a statement that emphasized “there is no threat to the community at this time.”
A third warrant was executed in Inkster, according to the police there, who posted on Facebook that stated federal agents were working in its jurisdiction.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday, “As details continue to develop, I am grateful for the swift action of the FBI and MSP protecting Michiganders.”
This morning, I was briefed by Director Patel on the thwarted potential terrorist attack in our state . As details continue to develop, I am grateful for the swift action of the FBI and MSP protecting Michiganders.
— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) October 31, 2025
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The Department of Justice has not yet identified the suspects or announced federal charges against them. In May, the DOJ announced charges against a 19-year-old Michigan man who was an active member of the National Guar who was allegedly planning to attack a U.S. military base in the U.S. on behalf of ISIS.
In that case, Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, confided in an undercover FBI agent a plan “he had personally devised and formulated to conduct an armed attack and mass shooting on the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (“TACOM”) facility at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan,” according to a criminal complaint.
Investigators say Said played a video on his cellular phone that depicted Said performing a “bayah” pledge of loyalty to the “Chalifa” of ISIS in 2024 while he was still an active member of the Michigan National Guard. According to a court docket, Said’s attorneys are in negotiations for a possible plea deal with the government.
Michele McPhee
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