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United States v. Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi

Status: Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi: Sentenced, October 9, 2025

District
Southern District of Texas
Docket number
Not matched
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
18 U.S.C. § 2339B
First DOJ release
March 7, 2025

Primary Sources

  1. Former Refugee Pleads Guilty and Admits to Supporting ISIS, Office of Public Affairs, March 7, 2025
  2. Former refugee admits to supporting ISIS, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, March 7, 2025
  3. Former refugee sentenced to 12 years for providing material support to ISIS, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, October 9, 2025

Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).

Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi

Status
Sentenced (DOJ release, October 9, 2025)
From the DOJ release:
Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi pleaded guilty March 7.
Age
28 (per DOJ release of March 7, 2025)
Charges as described by DOJ
conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS
Charged or arrested
Before coverage period or not stated
Plea or verdict
March 7, 2025
Sentencing
October 9, 2025
Sentence
144 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release (DOJ, October 9, 2025)

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-alqaysi-2025/