The unidentified American man sought by Interpol was under investigation for supporting terrorist groups and will be deported to the United States later on Friday, the Mexico's attorney general's office said in a statement.
The man was detained at a
The statement highlighted information from U.S. security officials stating that "the foreigner has probably expressed support for violent jihad and radical Islam on digital platforms."
Mexican authorities did not disclose when the arrest was made or any other details of the man's activities in the country.
The case comes as tens of thousands of mostly Central American
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The federal prosecutors' office identified the suspect only as Mohammed, without providing his last name, a usual practice under privacy protection rules.
The office said Friday the FBI had issued an alert for the man, who was detained by immigration agents in the southern state of Chiapas near the Guatemala border.
The man was deported Friday on a flight to Washington D.C.