FROM FOX NEWS: Six young men, hailing from three different states and all between the ages of 19 and 21, have been accused in a sprawling plot that federal investigators allege includes two thwarted terror plots, one a Halloween mass shooting and the other involving plans to travel to Syria and fight for the Islamic State terror group.
Three of the suspects are from Dearborn, Michigan, a Detroit suburb near where the alleged plotters are accused of planning to attack gay bars on Halloween. Another comes from Kent, Washington, where a judge said he had “strong family ties [and] stable housing.” At least one is a New Jersey college student whose mom works for the United Nations. Another, who lived in the same upscale Montclair community, is the son of an English professor.
Although it isn’t clear if any of the suspects are immigrants or naturalized citizens, at least two have family overseas. The alleged plot also included contacts in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Nigeria.
An immigration expert is calling the chilling plots an example of ”a fundamental failure of American assimilation” and warns about the “speed at which radicalization can happen over the internet,” Fox News reports.
“Lone wolves have been a problem for decades,” said Lora Ries, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center. “Now we’re also seeing this happen in groups and among young people. Think about Charlie Kirk’s alleged murder.”
“For decades, we’ve seen a problem of immigrants or first-generation [citizens] not assimilating into Americans,” Ries continued. “This is partly on the government, civic organizations, etc. But also social media is aggravating all of these.”
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