FBI Foils ISIS‑Inspired Halloween Plot in Michigan

FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI and local police foiled a planned ISIS‑inspired attack timed for Halloween weekend in suburban Detroit, conducting coordinated early‑morning raids in Dearborn and Inkster and arresting multiple people. Investigators say the group—reported in some accounts as five people aged roughly 16–20—discussed the plot in online chatrooms, allegedly used the code term “pumpkin day,” and showed signs of ISIS‑inspired extremism or self‑radicalization. Authorities said undercover operatives monitored online communications and observed firearms training that prompted the intervention. Video and eyewitness accounts show agents issuing warnings in Arabic, deploying smoke grenades, and seizing firearms, computers and mobile devices from homes. Officials stressed there is no ongoing threat while the investigation continues, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was briefed and praised the swift action; the FBI said more details will be released as the probe proceeds.