Allen Hampton

🚨🧵 Pakistan’s Transnational Repression Exposed in the United States On January 29, the US Senate held its first-ever briefing on Transnational Repression, exposing how #Pakistan’s military establishment targets critics and activists inside the #US. Below are the voices that condemned Pakistan’s actions and shared their stories. ⬇️🧵 (1/9) Credit: @FirstPakGlobal

What exactly is the RICO Act, and how do Khalistani-aligned networks in the West fit its framework like a glove? RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) is a powerful US law designed to dismantle organized criminal networks. It targets the entire enterprise behind coordinated illegal activity. If a group functions as an “enterprise” and engages in a pattern of criminal acts, everyone involved (from planners and funders to facilitators) can be held legally accountable. What makes RICO unique: You don’t have to commit the crime yourself. Providing support, funding, logistics, or coordination tied to illegal acts can also trigger liability. RICO has historically been used against Mafia networks, drug trafficking rings, and organized fraud operations. #Khalistani groups in the #US are heavily linked to drug trafficking, money laundering, and organized violence. In the 1990s, US federal agents accused Khalistani activist Bhajan Singh Bhinder (then president of the Fremont Gurdwara) of seeking explosives and rocket launchers, and a US court convicted Khalid Awan for supporting the #Khalistan Commando Force. In 2025, the FBI arrested Pavittar Singh Batala, a fugitive linked to Babbar Khalsa International, in a major crackdown involving kidnapping, torture, and weapons charges, with firearms and ammunition seized. Also, Khalistani Terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Pasia, the mastermind of the grenade attacks in India, was arrested by the FBI. These same networks are heavily involved in fentanyl trafficking from Canada into the US. In 2024, Khalistani Kamal Singh was arrested in the US for drug smuggling. Khalistani extremists have also incited violence in American cities, vandalizing Indian consulates, attacking Indian-Americans and Hindu temples, and disrupting peaceful communities. Evidence suggests these networks operate with shared funding, cross-border coordination, and foreign influence. US authorities should prosecute them under the RICO Act.

What exactly is the RICO Act, and how do Khalistani-aligned networks in the West fit its framework like a glove? RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) is a powerful US law designed to dismantle organized criminal networks. It targets the entire enterprise behind coordinated illegal activity. If a group functions as an “enterprise” and engages in a pattern of criminal acts, everyone involved (from planners and funders to facilitators) can be held legally accountable. What makes RICO unique: You don’t have to commit the crime yourself. Providing support, funding, logistics, or coordination tied to illegal acts can also trigger liability. RICO has historically been used against Mafia networks, drug trafficking rings, and organized fraud operations. #Khalistani groups in the #US are heavily linked to drug trafficking, money laundering, and organized violence. In the 1990s, US federal agents accused Khalistani activist Bhajan Singh Bhinder (then president of the Fremont Gurdwara) of seeking explosives and rocket launchers, and a US court convicted Khalid Awan for supporting the #Khalistan Commando Force. In 2025, the FBI arrested Pavittar Singh Batala, a fugitive linked to Babbar Khalsa International, in a major crackdown involving kidnapping, torture, and weapons charges, with firearms and ammunition seized. Also, Khalistani Terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Pasia, the mastermind of the grenade attacks in India, was arrested by the FBI. These same networks are heavily involved in fentanyl trafficking from Canada into the US. In 2024, Khalistani Kamal Singh was arrested in the US for drug smuggling. Khalistani extremists have also incited violence in American cities, vandalizing Indian consulates, attacking Indian-Americans and Hindu temples, and disrupting peaceful communities. Evidence suggests these networks operate with shared funding, cross-border coordination, and foreign influence. US authorities should prosecute them under the RICO Act.