ISIS
United States v. Emir Balat and 1 other
Status: Emir Balat: Charged, April 7, 2026; Ibrahim Kayumi: Charged, April 7, 2026
- District
- Southern District of New York
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- ISIS
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- March 9, 2026
Primary Sources
- Two ISIS Supporters Charged with Attempting to Detonate Explosive Devices During Protests Outside Gracie Mansion, Office of Public Affairs, March 9, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York)
- Emir Balat And Ibrahim Kayumi Indicted For March 7, 2026, Isis-Inspired Attack Outside Gracie Mansion, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, April 7, 2026
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Emir Balat
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, April 7, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
The brave women and men of the NYPD responded immediately, and Balat and Kayumi were arrested on site.
- Age
- 18 (per DOJ release of March 9, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempted provision of material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization; use of a weapon of mass destruction; transportation of explosive materials; interstate transportation and receipt of explosives; unlawful possession of destructive devices
- Charged or arrested
- March 9, 2026
Ibrahim Kayumi
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, April 7, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
The brave women and men of the NYPD responded immediately, and Balat and Kayumi were arrested on site.
- Age
- 19 (per DOJ release of March 9, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempted provision of material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization; use of a weapon of mass destruction; transportation of explosive materials; interstate transportation and receipt of explosives; unlawful possession of destructive devices
- Charged or arrested
- March 9, 2026
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Emir Balat and 1 other," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-balat-2026/