Afghan evacuee charged with Texas bomb threat
Texas authorities arrested Mohammad Dawood Alokozay on Tuesday in Fort Worth after a TikTok video allegedly showed him building a bomb and threatening the area, according to DHS and court records. He was charged at the state level with making a terroristic threat following a joint operation by the Texas Department of Public Safety and an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force; ICE has lodged a detainer. DHS said Alokozay entered the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome and became a lawful permanent resident on Sept. 7, 2022.
đź“Ś Key Facts
- Mohammad Dawood Alokozay charged with terroristic threat in Tarrant County, Texas
- Arrested Nov. 25, 2025 by Texas DPS and FBI JTTF after TikTok bomb video
- Entered U.S. via Operation Allies Welcome; LPR status granted Sept. 7, 2022; ICE detainer filed
đź“Š Relevant Data
Approximately 90,000 Afghan evacuees entered the U.S. through Operation Allies Welcome by March 2022.
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Participation in the Handling of Afghan Evacuees During Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome — Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
From July 2021 to May 2023, 231 Afghan evacuees were positively matched to the terrorist watchlist.
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Participation in the Handling of Afghan Evacuees During Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome — Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
From September 2022 to June 2023, there were 248 criminal notifications for Afghan parolees based on fingerprint records in the Next Generation Identification system.
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Participation in the Handling of Afghan Evacuees During Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome — Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
Of the 248 criminal notifications for Afghan parolees from September 2022 to June 2023, 17 were related to national security threats.
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Participation in the Handling of Afghan Evacuees During Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome — Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
As of July 2024, 9 Afghan evacuees remained on the terrorist watchlist and were being tracked.
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Participation in the Handling of Afghan Evacuees During Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome — Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
The Afghan immigrant population in the United States grew from approximately 54,000 in 2010 to 195,000 in 2022.
Afghan Immigrants in the United States — Migration Policy Institute
Tarrant County, Texas, has an estimated Afghan population of 1,700.
Afghan Americans — Wikipedia