The terrorist who rammed a car filled with explosives into a Michigan synagogue and opened fire has officially been identified as a Lebanese migrant named Ayman Mohamad Ghazali. According to the DHS, Ghazali entered our country on a visa in 2011 and was granted citizenship by Obama’s administration five years later. He lived in Dearborn, Michigan, which has a dominantly Muslim population. BREAKING: DHS CONFIRMS the Michigan synagogue attacker was an immigrant from LEBANON, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali He arrived in the US in 2011 on a visa and was quickly granted citizenship by the Obama admin in 2016 President Trump needs to bring back the MUSLIM IMMIGRATION BAN… pic.twitter.com/vmBEz3xwOJ — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 13, 2026 Bill Melugin of Fox News shared a statement from Homeland Security: BREAKING: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that the Michigan synagogue attacker has been ID’d as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a Lebanese national who first entered the U.S. in 2011 on an IR1 immigrant visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen. He was naturalized into a U.S. citizen in 2016 during… pic.twitter.com/hsXvFKP2FZ — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 13, 2026 Reportedly, several of Ghazali’s family members were killed during Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Per The Detroit News: A Dearborn Heights man whose relatives were recently killed in a military strike in Lebanon is the suspected assailant in Thursday’s attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, two sources apprised of the investigation told The Detroit News. Ayman Ghazali, 41, a restaurant worker in Dearborn Heights, is suspected of driving his truck into the synagogue just after noon Thursday and opening fire, before he was shot and killed by security, the sources said. They spoke only on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the details publicly. Late Thursday night, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Ghazali was the individual who carried out the attack. Ghazali, a native of Lebanon, was granted U.S. citizenship more than 10 years ago, under the Obama administration, according to the department. He entered the U.S. through Detroit on May 10, 2011, on an immigrant visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen, a DHS statement said. He applied for naturalization on Oct. 20, 2015, and was granted citizenship on Feb. 5, 2016. Ghazali’s ex-wife filed for divorce in Wayne County Circuit Court in August 2024, records show. The couple had at least one child, according to court records, and a divorce was granted seven months later, in March 2025. Mohammad Ahmad Moussa, the ex-wife’s divorce lawyer, declined comment when contacted by The News on Thursday. A search was expected to be executed on his Dearborn Heights home Thursday, according to one of the sources, but there was no activity there when The News visited on Thursday evening. The residence is about 25 miles from Temple Israel, where the attack took place. Contacted by The News about the investigation into the West Bloomfield Township attack, Dearborn Heights mayor’s office responded that it was “monitoring this incident very closely and staying in contact with local and regional partners.” Here are some photos from his social media: NEWS: The man who rammed his explosives-laden truck into a Michigan synagogue today was named Ayman Ghazaleh, according to a source familiar with the situation. Ghazaleh posted photos overnight of his family members, including young children, who were killed in a recent Israeli… pic.twitter.com/KEBeJPAZsD — Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) March 12, 2026 NEWS: The man who rammed his explosives-laden truck into a Michigan synagogue today was named Ayman Ghazaleh, according to a source familiar with the situation. Ghazaleh posted photos overnight of his family members, including young children, who were killed in a recent Israeli attack on the town of Mashghara, Lebanon. This is a developing story. #BREAKING: Suspect identified as Ayman Ghazaleh in vehicle ramming and shooting attack on Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan today. Ghazaleh crashed an explosives-laden truck into the building, opened fire, and was fatally shot by synagogue security; one guard… https://t.co/ySht9bCTj2 pic.twitter.com/O5HgYpBoG3 — Breaking News (@TheNewsTrending) March 12, 2026 #BREAKING: Suspect identified as Ayman Ghazaleh in vehicle ramming and shooting attack on Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan today. Ghazaleh crashed an explosives-laden truck into the building, opened fire, and was fatally shot by synagogue security; one guard injured, no children or congregants harmed amid K-12 school on site. He posted on his WhatsApp status social media posts mourning a family killed in an Israeli airstrike on Mashghara, Lebanon. Both terror attacks today were carried out by Muslim migrants. In case you missed it, here’s everything we know about the gunman in the Old Dominion University shooting: BREAKING: Old Dominion University Sh**ter Identified as Ex-National Guard Soldier With Ties to ISIS We also saw an attempted terror attack at an anti-Islam protest in New York City over the weekend. Needless to say, this recent spike is highly concerning… SLEEPER CELLS AWAKENED? TWO ISLAMIC TERROR ATTACKS TODAY • Virginia: Mohammed Jalloh opened fire at Old Dominion University — 1 dead, 2 wounded.• Michigan: Ayman Ghazaleh rammed an explosives-packed truck into a synagogue. Authorities say both suspects were legal… pic.twitter.com/xczdAAu5Cd — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 12, 2026 SLEEPER CELLS AWAKENED? TWO ISLAMIC TERROR ATTACKS TODAY • Virginia: Mohammed Jalloh opened fire at Old Dominion University — 1 dead, 2 wounded. • Michigan: Ayman Ghazaleh rammed an explosives-packed truck into a synagogue. Authorities say both suspects were legal immigrants. What are your thoughts?