Tennessee White Supremacists Arrested For Trying To Form Paramilitary Force Targeting “High-Value Targets”

By CAIR Photos: YouTube Screenshots (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/29/2026) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of [Aiden Daniel Cuevas, 20, and Andrew Cole Nary, 23,] Tennessee men accused by federal authorities of plotting to form a white supremacist paramilitary unit and carry out violent attacks against so-called “high-value targets.” According to court records and media reports, the individuals allegedly espoused neo-Nazi ideology and were arrested following an FBI investigation into their plans to organize a violent extremist group. In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said: “We commend law enforcement authorities for disrupting this alleged plot and preventing potential acts of mass violence. White supremacist ideology has inspired countless attacks targeting religious minorities, people of color, immigrants, and public servants. It is critical that these threats are taken seriously and addressed before innocent lives are lost.” CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, anti-Muslim hate, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.  

Tennessee White Supremacists Arrested For Trying To Form Paramilitary Force Targeting “High-Value Targets”

By CAIR

Photos: YouTube Screenshots

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/29/2026) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of [Aiden Daniel Cuevas, 20, and Andrew Cole Nary, 23,] Tennessee men accused by federal authorities of plotting to form a white supremacist paramilitary unit and carry out violent attacks against so-called “high-value targets.”

According to court records and media reports, the individuals allegedly espoused neo-Nazi ideology and were arrested following an FBI investigation into their plans to organize a violent extremist group.

In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said:

“We commend law enforcement authorities for disrupting this alleged plot and preventing potential acts of mass violence. White supremacist ideology has inspired countless attacks targeting religious minorities, people of color, immigrants, and public servants. It is critical that these threats are taken seriously and addressed before innocent lives are lost.”

CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, anti-Muslim hate, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.