Minneapolis man gets 8.5 years for ISIS support attempt
A Minneapolis man was sentenced this week to 8.5 years in federal prison for attempting to join and provide support to the Islamic State, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said he tried to travel overseas to join the extremist group and used online communications to offer assistance. He was charged under statutes that make attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization a federal crime.
The episode traces back to a federal investigation of his contacts and travel plans tied to the group. The prosecution centered on material-support laws designed to criminalize efforts to join or otherwise assist terrorist organizations.
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- Defendant: Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, of Minneapolis
- Sentence: 102 months (about 8.5 years) in federal prison plus 15 years supervised release
- Conduct: Consumed and shared ISIS propaganda, communicated with ISIS recruiters in Somalia, twice attempted to fly from Minneapolis to Somalia to join ISIS
- Timeline: First thwarted travel attempt from MSP in December 2024; second attempt via Chicago stopped by CBP; arrested in Minneapolis on February 27, 2025; pled guilty September 29, 2025; sentenced April 22, 2026
- Evidence: Online pro-ISIS posts, praise for a 2025 New Orleans attack, homemade ISIS flag and long-bladed knife recovered at arrest
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April 23, 2026