The FBI has stopped what could have been one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in recent years — an ISIS-inspired plot to slaughter innocent people at bars and nightclubs near Detroit during Halloween celebrations.

According to a 73-page criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, federal agents arrested Mohmed Ali, Majed Mahmoud, and a juvenile suspect — all under 21 — who allegedly planned to carry out a mass-casualty attack they codenamed “Pumpkin.”

The plan? To recreate the 2015 Paris terror attacks, which left 130 dead, but this time on American soil — on a night when streets, clubs, and bars would be packed with young people in costume.

FBI Director Kash Patel made it clear that the agency’s quick action saved countless lives. “Two Michigan men planned an ISIS-inspired Halloween terror attack near Detroit — stockpiling weapons, scouting targets, and training at gun ranges,” Patel said. “The FBI acted fast, followed the evidence, and likely saved countless lives. We stopped a massacre before it could happen.”

The suspects met in parks late at night in Dearborn, Michigan — a city with one of the largest Muslim populations in the country — and allegedly sought advice from “the father of a local Islamic extremist ideologue” on when to strike. According to the FBI, they shared ISIS propaganda, training videos, and encrypted communications over private apps.

When agents raided their homes on October 31 — the very night they planned to strike — they discovered an alarming stockpile:

• Three AR-15 style rifles

• Two shotguns

• Four handguns

• Over 1,600 rounds of ammunition

• Tactical vests, flash suppressors, and GoPro cameras

Authorities also revealed that the suspects had scoped out bars and clubs in Ferndale, a popular nightlife district known for its LGBTQ+ venues, raising fears that the attackers specifically intended to maximize shock and social division — just as ISIS has done in attacks abroad.

The complaint details chilling evidence of coordination with ISIS sympathizers overseas. One of the co-conspirators — who had recently returned from abroad — was found with photos in tactical gear, ISIS-related Google searches, and communications with a network of extremists plotting future violence.

The FBI source embedded in the group even recorded a call in which the suspects said they wanted to stay in America to do “the same thing as France.”

Let that sink in. These weren’t aimless radicals. These were individuals training, planning, and coordinating — in our own backyard.

Once again, it’s a sobering reminder that radical Islamic terrorism is not a relic of the past. It’s still out there — festering online, spreading through encrypted chats, and preying on disaffected young people who are being brainwashed into carrying out pure evil.

Yet, despite what some politicians might want us to believe, groups like ISIS haven’t disappeared. They’ve adapted. And it’s thanks to vigilant law enforcement, not political correctness, that dozens — maybe hundreds — of Americans will get to wake up today alive and unharmed.

The FBI deserves enormous credit. Their work wasn’t just good — it was life-saving.

But as we celebrate their success, we should also face the truth: this attack almost happened. It’s time for Washington to take the threat of radical Islamic extremism seriously again — without apologies, without excuses, and without fear of being called “intolerant” for telling the truth.

Because while the Left obsesses over pronouns, our enemies are still plotting murder.

And on Halloween night in Michigan, common sense — and the brave men and women of the FBI — made sure evil didn’t win.