He spied for the U.S. in the war on terror. Now ICE wants to deport him.
Summary
Blerim Skoro, a Kosovo-born man who helped the U.S. government by spying on terrorist groups like al Qaeda, is facing deportation under President Donald Trump’s administration. Despite his past assistance to U.S. intelligence and a previous permission to live in the U.S., Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested him in New Jersey, and his lawyers are trying to stop his deportation.Key Facts
- Blerim Skoro worked as a spy for the CIA, infiltrating terrorist groups including al Qaeda after 9/11.
- He helped the U.S. convict terrorists and was promised residency in the United States.
- Skoro was arrested by ICE while renewing his immigration paperwork in New Jersey.
- He has an American wife and children and once worked as a cab driver in Staten Island, New York.
- In 2022, Skoro was granted a deferral of removal because deportation could put him at risk of capture or torture by terrorists.
- Skoro's spying work began when he was in prison for drug trafficking and later working with the FBI and CIA.
- He claims to have worked undercover between 2007 and 2009 in various countries, including Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, and Egypt.
- Skoro fears deportation to Kosovo could endanger his life, and he hopes to stay in the U.S.
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