An ISIS-linked man is under arrest for his involvement in a suspected plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush.

"An Iraqi national living in Columbus, Ohio, has been charged federally with an immigration crime and aiding and abetting a plot to assassinate former United States President George W. Bush," the Justice Department said in a statement. for the press on Tuesday, writes Fox News, reports Telegrafi.

The statement added that Shihab first came to the United States in September 2020 with a visitor visa and applied for asylum in March 2021, which is awaiting review.

Shihab, according to the Department of Justice, exchanged money with other individuals in an attempt to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States and specifically planned to help four Iraqi nationals enter the United States across the southern border to help the assassination of Bush.

The indictment states that Shihab launched the plot in retaliation for Iraq's deaths during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

It is unclear whether any steps have been taken to increase security around former President Bush.

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