Immigration Minister Marc Miller has confirmed that a 20-year-old Canadian resident recently arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out an ISIS-related attack against Jewish residents in New York City is a Pakistani national.

Miller made his comments Tuesday during a press conference attached to the federal Liberal caucus meeting in Nanaimo, B.C.

“I can confirm that Muhammed Khan is a Pakistani national,” Miller told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday. Khan was issued a student visa in May 2023 and entered Canada on June 24, 2023, he said.

“We take any security breach in any entry into Canada very seriously,” he said. “Let’s not be naïve. A determined individual can gain access to this country.”