(Boston Herald) ICE agents returned a British-born member of al-Qaida, who pleaded guilty in 2015 to trying to start a terrorist training camp in Oregon, to England.
Haroon Rashid Aswat, 48, of Batley in West Yorkshire, England, had been at a federal prison medical facility in Devens before being transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Wednesday to be removed to the United Kingdom. His extradition was handled by a Boston-based ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations team the same day.
“Mr. Aswat, who sought to train future al-Qaeda members and provided material support to terrorist organizations around the globe, has been successfully turned over to authorities in the UK,” said Todd M. Lyons, field director for ERO’s Boston office. “This operation reminds us all of the critical contributions to public safety that our dedicated and tireless team of professionals make on a daily basis.”
