Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group have been arrested in the United States in recent days, multiple people familiar with the matter told AP on June 11. The arrests took place in New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. The individuals, who entered the country through the southern border, are being held on immigration violations, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The nature of their suspected connections to the IS wasn't immediately clear, but the individuals were being tracked by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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