A Pakistani man living in Canada has been extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges for allegedly plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday and is scheduled to appear in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday.
According to court documents, Khan is charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS and plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on October 7, 2024.
Federal authorities said Khan began sharing ISIS propaganda online in November 2023. He then began communicating with two undercover FBI agents, expressing his desire to build an ISIS “offline cell” and carry out coordinated attacks.
Khan informed the undercover agents that he intended to carry out the attack on or around October 7, 2024, a date he acknowledged as the one-year anniversary of the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel.
In his messages, Khan reportedly identified Jewish institutions in New York, including Chabad centers, as targets. He said even if no major events were taking place, “we could rack up easily a lot of Jews.”
Khan was arrested on September 4, 2024, after attempting to reach the U.S.-Canada border. He traveled across Canada using three different vehicles before being stopped by Canadian authorities near Ormstown, Quebec, roughly 12 miles from the border.
Major news… earlier this afternoon, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, was extradited to the United States on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and attempting to commit acts of terrorism.
In the fall of last year, Khan…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) June 10, 2025
“ISIS remains a clear and present danger to the American people, and our Jewish citizens are especially targeted by evil groups like these,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi.
“This case is a reminder of the constant threat of terrorism facing every corner of the world,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Thankfully, the great work of FBI teams and our partners exposed those plans and shut them down.”
