Abdulhafiz Bahovatdiny, 36, a dual Kazakhstani-Tajikistani citizen made his initial appearance in court in Phoenix, Arizona, today after being extradited from Egypt to face charges for his role in a human smuggling conspiracy.“This defendant’s alleged involvement in an international human smuggling conspiracy that brought aliens from Russia and Central Asia to the United States threatened the security of our nation,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “These aliens were not vetted by anyone, undermining our nation’s immigration laws and creating serious risks. We will reach across the world to hold human smugglers
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