Port Authority bomber was a ISIS-inspired 'loser in a basement'
- 7 years ago
NEW YORK CITY — The man responsible for the attempted suicide bombing on the Big Apple's Port Authority tunnel came to the U.S. 6 years ago via so-called "chain migration."
According to the New York Times, Akayed Ullah came to the U.S. in February 2011 from Bangladesh via, what officials call, "extended family chain migration." He is the nephew of a American citizen.
Ullah is said to have lived in Brooklyn as a legal permanent resident with his parents, brother and brother's wife. His father died some time ago, reported NBC New York, citing a witness talking to News 4.
The 27-year-old also stayed at an apartment building on Ocean Parkway in Kensington. It's here he's believed to have assembled the explosive, reported NBC New York.
From March 2012 to March 2015, Ullah held license to operate as a for-hire driver but not as a yellow taxi driver, Taxi and Limousine Commission spokesperson told ABC 7 New York. Prior to the attack, he worked as a electrician at a building site in Manhattan, reported the New York Times.
Ullah told investigators his attack was inspired by Islamic State. He claimed to have watched IS propaganda videos, read extremist literature and learned how to make explosives online, NBC New York reported, citing law enforcement officials
U.S. President Donald Trump blamed lax immigration for the attack. According to the New York Post, he said chain migration was incompatible with national security and called on congress to end it.
According to the New York Times, Akayed Ullah came to the U.S. in February 2011 from Bangladesh via, what officials call, "extended family chain migration." He is the nephew of a American citizen.
Ullah is said to have lived in Brooklyn as a legal permanent resident with his parents, brother and brother's wife. His father died some time ago, reported NBC New York, citing a witness talking to News 4.
The 27-year-old also stayed at an apartment building on Ocean Parkway in Kensington. It's here he's believed to have assembled the explosive, reported NBC New York.
From March 2012 to March 2015, Ullah held license to operate as a for-hire driver but not as a yellow taxi driver, Taxi and Limousine Commission spokesperson told ABC 7 New York. Prior to the attack, he worked as a electrician at a building site in Manhattan, reported the New York Times.
Ullah told investigators his attack was inspired by Islamic State. He claimed to have watched IS propaganda videos, read extremist literature and learned how to make explosives online, NBC New York reported, citing law enforcement officials
U.S. President Donald Trump blamed lax immigration for the attack. According to the New York Post, he said chain migration was incompatible with national security and called on congress to end it.