Enemy at the Gate: DOJ Nails Iranian National for Smuggling Aliens Across Border

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The four years of the Biden administration's utter disregard for our nation's immigration laws, as well as its throwing the borders open to all and sundry, are still bearing bitter fruit. In the latest case, an Iranian national has been arrested in Colombia at the request of the United States. Why? For smuggling illegal aliens into the United States, mainly — you guessed it — other Iranians. 

The X post reads:

New from DOJ:  

“An indictment was unsealed today in the Western District of Texas charging Jafar Tafakori, 57, an Iranian national, for his role in coordinating the smuggling of illegal aliens into the United States. Tafakori was arrested in Colombia at the request of the United States.”

The Department of Justice's press release, referenced in Ms. Pavlich's X post, can be viewed here. That release has more detail:

An indictment was unsealed today in the Western District of Texas charging Jafar Tafakori, 57, an Iranian national, for his role in coordinating the smuggling of illegal aliens into the United States. Tafakori was arrested in Colombia at the request of the United States.

According to the indictment, from at least Dec. 1, 2022, through on or about May 15, 2024, Tafakori illegally brought large numbers of aliens, primarily Iranian nationals, into the United States. In exchange for payment, Tafakori coordinated with others to provide shelter, transportation, and occasionally airline tickets for the aliens to travel through South and Central America and Mexico. Tafakori charged some aliens as much as $30,000 for his services. Once at the U.S./Mexico border, the aliens were directed to illegally enter the United States.

This has been going on for some time:

“Jafar Tafakori allegedly smuggled Iranian nationals illegally into the United States for 18 months,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Based on this indictment, Colombian authorities acted fast and arrested Tafakori, and when he is extradited, he will face justice in the United States. Those who endanger our communities by participating in human smuggling across our borders will be apprehended regardless of if they live in the United States or abroad.”

There's no indication as to how many Iranian nationals, or illegal aliens from anywhere for that matter, Jafar Tafakori may have smuggled into the USA, but we can probably safely presume that it is (at least) in the hundreds. Maybe thousands.

Where are all these people now? What are they doing? What are their intentions? 

There's one small spot of comfort: Given how well Operation Epic Fury is going for the United States, it sure seems like any Iranian nationals in the United States on a mission of mayhem would have already started kicking up their heels by now. But that doesn't mean that goblins from Iran aren't out there, bent on doing America harm. And in the case of Mr. Tafakori, well, the barn door is now closed, but the horse is still out there somewhere.

The Biden administration has been out of office for well over a year now, and they are still causing headaches for Americans.