New York: Afghan migrant who stabbed his sister over “honor” concerns—calling her a “bad Muslim girl”—despite a 2012 deportation order, remains in the U.S.

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An Afghan national who was living illegally in the United States, and who had previously been convicted of attempting to murder his teenage sister over what he described as violations of religious conduct, has been taken into custody by U.S. authorities, officials confirmed.

Waheed Allah Mohammad, 39, was arrested on January 1 in Rochester, New York, according to a statement released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday. His detention follows a long criminal and immigration history that dates back more than a decade.

Mohammad was earlier convicted of first-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault, crimes for which he received a sentence of ten years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision. The charges stemmed from a violent incident in 2008 involving his younger sister.

According to court records, Mohammad attacked his teenage sister during a heated argument, stabbing her multiple times. During the assault, he accused her of being a “bad Muslim girl,” claiming she had brought shame upon the family by dressing in ways he considered immodest and by visiting nightclubs. Prosecutors described the attack as an attempted “honor-based” killing rooted in extreme interpretations of religious and cultural norms.

Mohammad had entered the United States legally on May 24, 2004. However, ICE stated that his subsequent conviction for attempted murder constituted a serious violation of the conditions of his legal immigration status, rendering him removable under U.S. immigration law.

In April 2009, ICE formally initiated removal proceedings against him. After several years of legal review, an immigration judge ruled in 2012 that Mohammad should be deported from the United States. Despite that order, his removal was delayed for years due to procedural and custodial factors.

His recent arrest marks a renewed enforcement action to carry out the outstanding deportation order, ICE officials said.

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)