FBI Director Kash Patel

Huge story out of LA and Philadelphia - @FBILosAngeles @FBIPhiladelphia and great local partners stepped in and saved a minor child who was being sexually assaulted and coerced into self-harm, allegedly by an 18 year old in Pennsylvania. The pattern of abuse was consistent with “Nihilistic Violent Extremism” - a horrific extremism often associated with the 764 Network, which preys on young children. The FBI and our partners have taken a more aggressive approach against this group of criminals than we ever have - seeing a 490% increase in NVE arrests in 2025 alone, as well as taking out nearly 4 million pedophile accounts on the dark web. Much of their activity is online and coerces young kids into self harm, sexual abuse, or other acts of violence. This is a sweeping, nationwide effort we are pursuing to take out these networks and eliminate them. Thank you to our great teams for the work in this case and saving lives. The investigation is ongoing. -

Great spending time with our partners the Major County Sheriffs of America @MCSheriffs - representing some of the largest sheriff's offices all across the country and collaborating with the @FBI on critical incident response, intelligence sharing, technology, and more. This FBI has invested in our local LEO partnerships more strongly than ever before - and these are the men and women on the front lines who helped us deliver a record year for crushing violent crime and defending the homeland in 2025 with even more to come for this year. -

This @FBI and @TheJusticeDept set records this year eliminating child predators as well as their heinous online networks -3.8 million pedophile accounts eliminated off the dark web -490% increase in NVE takedowns -Over 6,000 child victims located and recovered -Operations Restore Justice, Relentless Justice, and Enduring Justice resulting in nearly 1,000 arrests of criminals targeting kids -

An amazing update out of @FBIMinneapolis - our FBI Minneapolis team acted quickly on a tip after a 7 year old girl went missing in the area. After a fast-moving investigation and pursuit of an individual who had allegedly abducted her, FBI and partners found the girl alive in the back of that individual’s car during a traffic stop. Even with everything FBI personnel in Minnesota are dealing with in this current moment - their decisive action undoubtedly saved a young girl’s life. Thank you to our agents, intel teams, support staff and partners for the outstanding work. -

UPDATE: After landing in LA today to transfer Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Ryan Wedding, our FBI/DOJ teams are now landing in Charlotte, NC to transfer another - Alejandro Castillo - the Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive arrested one week ago today in Mexico. Castillo’s quick return to the States from Mexico wouldn’t have been possible without President Trump’s and @AGPamBondi’s leadership. Mexico Ambassador Ron Johnson, Legat Mexico, the State Department, and many more great partners were instrumental in this effort as well. Castillo was on the run in Mexico for nearly 10 years, wanted by the state of North Carolina on charges for the murder of his former coworker, 23 year old Sandy Ly Le. In August of 2016, Ly Le’s body was found in a wooded area of Cabarrus County, NC. Her vehicle was located at a bus station in Phoenix, Arizona - and Castillo was spotted on video crossing the border from Nogales, Arizona into Mexico one day later. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Castillo in February 2017. Today, he is being transferred back to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg authorities with @FBICharlotte to face justice. Collectively, this is the SIXTH Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive captured in just one year under President Trump and this FBI/DOJ - two more than the previous four years combined - and the SECOND Top Ten Most Wanted transfer from Mexico we’ve made in a single day. Sandy Ly Lee was a first generation college graduate who had her whole life ahead of her. Her family will never get their daughter back - but I hope today can help further the healing process and bring them peace in knowing that her alleged killer will face justice. It’s a huge day for law and order in America. Harm American citizens, and justice will find you. -

🚨 37 wanted cartel members transferred back to the U.S. from Mexico… leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG and more among the group. Charges including narcoterrorism, material support to terrorist, human smuggling, drug trafficking, and more. Huge achievement. President Trump’s leadership and work with partners is breaking the cartels who have inflicted untold damage on Americans. No more. -