Syrian Man Charged With Plotting Pittsburgh Church Attack Reportedly Sought Green Card, Had Wisconsin Connection

Epoch Times:

The Syrian man who was recently charged with plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on a Christian church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had reportedly planned to obtain permanent residency in the United States, and had been in contact with an ISIS supporter in Wisconsin.

Syrian national Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, was charged with plotting to bomb a Christian church—the Legacy International Worship Center in Pittsburgh.

Alowemer, who resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had arrived in the United States from Syria almost three years ago on Aug. 1, 2016, and was granted RE3 status, indicating he was the child of a refugee.

A federal law enforcement official confirmed to Breitbart News that Alowemer was in the process of trying to secure permanent residency in the country when he was arrested.

Breitbart noted that Alowemer’s entry to the United States occurred under the Obama administration’s refugee resettlement program, which the outlet says had facilitated mass migration “particularly from nations like Syria, Sudan, Iraq and Iran.”

“Between 2009 and the end of Obama’s second term, more than 19,100 Syrian refugees were admitted to the U.S.—more than 18,500 of which are Sunni Muslims,” Breitbart News reported.
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