ICE arrests illegal immigrant with alleged terror ties in California, one of the most wanted men in India

Harpreet Singh was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last week, Fox News has learned. 

Singh entered the U.S. illegally on Jan. 27, 2022, in Arizona. He was arrested by a U.S. Border Patrol agent from Tucson's sector, placed in removal proceedings, and then released into the interior of the country.  

He was arrested by ICE on April 16 in Sacramento, Calif., and will remain in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.  

"The Biden Administration not only let a wanted terrorist into our country, but after he was arrested by Border Patrol agents, they released him into the interior of our country," said Tricia McLaughlin, the Homeland Security assistant secretary for public affairs. 

Singh is wanted in India over his alleged links to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), a foreign terrorist organization that was created in the 1970s. The group has been involved in political assassinations and armed attacks and terrorist bombings to further its terrorist goals, authorities said. 

He is one of the most wanted men by the Indian agencies, according to the Indian Intelligence Bureau. Indian officials believe Singh to be a senior transnational terror network operative directly linked to Harwinder Singh Rinda, an infamous figure in the Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). 

BKI is a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization.