A radical Muslim cleric who was convicted of stirring up racial hatred in Britain and deported to Jamaica has been indicted in New York on charges of recruiting would-be terrorists.

El-Faisal, 53, was arrested the same day in Jamaica, and New York authorities will seek to have him extradited to face charges in Manhattan Supreme Court, according to a U.S. law enforcement source.

New York state prosecutors on Friday charged radical Jamaican Muslim cleric Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal with seeking to recruit people to join Islamic State. Skip to main content.