FBI arrests in Michigan stopped potential Halloween terrorist attack, Kash Patel says

FBI arrests in Michigan stopped potential Halloween terrorist attack, Kash Patel says


FBI Director Kash Patel, speaks during a press conference related to arrests of NBA players and coaches for illegal gambling schemes, at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, October 23, 2025.

Eduardo Munoz | Reuters

FBI Director Kash Patel said on Friday morning that the FBI had arrested multiple people in Michigan, thwarting “a potential terrorist attack … over Halloween weekend.”

Patel, in a social media post, said that other details about the arrests were forthcoming.

“This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend,” Patel wrote on X.

“More details to come. Thanks to the men and women of FBI and law enforcement everywhere standing guard 24/7 and crushing our mission to defend the homeland,” Patel wrote.

The Police Department in Dearborn, Michigan, in a post on Facebook, it had been “made aware that the FBI conducted operations in the City of Dearborn earlier this morning.”

“We want to assure our residents that there is no threat to the community at this time,” the department said.

This is developing news. Check back for updates.

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