
The nature of their suspected ties to the IS was not immediately clear, but the individuals were being tracked by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. WASHINGTON — Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State group have been arrested in the United States in recent days, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The arrests took place in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles and the individuals, who entered the U.S. through the southern border, are being held on immigration violations, said the people, who...