An Afghan national brought into the United States under President Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome has now become the latest flashpoint in a debate that’s been brewing since the moment that program began. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Mohammad Dawood Alokozay was arrested after posting a TikTok video in which he appeared to be constructing an explosive device — and allegedly referenced Fort Worth, Texas, as the intended target.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin confirmed the arrest, noting that the Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force moved quickly, detaining Alokozay on charges of making terroristic threats. WFAA in Dallas reported that he was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on November 25.
The timing couldn’t have been worse. Alokozay’s arrest came one day before another Afghan national — also admitted under Biden-era immigration decisions — brutally attacked two West Virginia National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., killing Sarah Beckstrom and wounding Andrew Wolfe. Within hours, the political fallout shifted from concern to outrage.
President Donald Trump responded almost immediately. On November 28, he announced a sweeping plan to end all migration from Third World countries and to reexamine every Afghan national admitted under Operation Allies Welcome. Trump called the D.C. assault “an act of evil… an act of terror… a crime against humanity,” arguing that the country can no longer absorb individuals who pose security risks.
Just one day before the Terrorist attack against our @NationalGuard, another Afghan national who was paroled into the United States under Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome was arrested for threatening to blow up a building in Fort Worth.
Mohammad Dawood Alokozay posted a video… pic.twitter.com/kKg6A2iCLl
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) November 29, 2025
In a Thanksgiving video message, Trump said the attack represents “the single-greatest national security threat facing our nation,” adding that his administration would take “all necessary action” to remove any alien who “does not belong here or add benefit to our country.”
He did not soften his stance the next day. On Truth Social, Trump outlined a more aggressive set of goals: removing anyone who is not a “net asset,” ending federal benefits for noncitizens, denaturalizing migrants who undermine public safety, and deporting foreign nationals who are “non-compatible with Western Civilization.” He concluded with a forceful claim that “Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation.”
Between the TikTok bomb threat, the D.C. killings, and the growing sense that the vetting system under Operation Allies Welcome was insufficient at best, the politics surrounding Afghan resettlement have now entered a new and volatile stage.
For Trump, these incidents aren’t isolated — they are evidence of systemic failure. For Biden’s critics, they are confirmation that rushed admissions and reduced scrutiny were bound to lead to consequences.
