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Friday, August 2, 2019

Afghanistan National and Former U.S. Military Interpreter Charged for Role in Human Smuggling Conspiracy

An Afghanistan citizen and United States Lawful Permanent Resident was indicted today for his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented aliens from Afghanistan to the United States.

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito of the District of New Jersey, Special Agent in Charge Anthony Salisbury of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Miami, and Special Agent in Charge Brian Michael of HSI Newark, made the announcement.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/afghanistan-national-and-former-us-military-interpreter-charged-role-human-smuggling