A federal judge has removed the ankle monitor from Ahmet Kerem Körkaya, an individual indicted over alleged activities aligned with Hamas and threats aimed [1] at University of Michigan figures. The decision followed complaints that the device disrupted his marriage, religious practices, and social life.
Körkaya also has a new position at an Islamic school, where he was hired as a teacher and soccer coach. The hiring occurred while he remained under federal scrutiny over allegations involving violent threats, vandalism, and a campaign targeting people viewed as supportive of Israel.
The Daily Wire identified Körkaya as the alleged ringleader of the “Michigan 8.” The outlet said he “engaged in a coordinated campaign of violent, criminal acts seeking to pressure University of Michigan leaders and other businesses in the Eastern District of Michigan to cut off all ties with Israel.”
RAIR Foundation USA reported on November 6 that Körkaya allegedly tried to obtain the address of a university regent whose family he had placed on his “hit list.” One alleged co-conspirator suggested burning down the home of another target.
The group also allegedly used Hamas symbols while placing graffiti on properties and invoked “intifada,” a call for genocidal war against Jews. Federal prosecutors tied the broader conduct to activism following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel that killed over 1,200 people.
According to prosecutors, Körkaya and other activists organized what they called “autonomous actions” against individuals believed to be connected to Israel or supportive of it. Investigators also recovered videos from Körkaya’s electronic devices that prosecutors described as Hamas propaganda.
UPDATE
“I’m gonna be the dirtiest fucking doctor ever. I’m gonna poison her slowly.” – Ahmet Kerem Körkaya
Ahmet Körkaya is one of 12 University of Michigan students arrested by the FBI this past spring, and is currently facing charges for plotting to “kill, torture, and torment” university officials who refused to divest from Israel.
He was released on bail and has now landed a job as a 5th grade TEACHER and soccer coach at Salam School, a private K–12 operated by the Islamic Society of Milwaukee.
Read that twice
This Turkish-born terror-supporter and former medical student faces 10 to 15 years in federal prison for leading a two-year campaign of violence, intimidation, death threats, and vandalism.
This past week, one of Obama’s commie/jihadist-loving judges, Judith Levy (go figure), decided to remove his ankle monitor because it hinders his sex life and his young students are confused about why he’s wearing one.
Here’s what Judge Judith Levy unleashed on society:
Ahmet Körkaya discussed with another student about how he was going to plow his car through the front of a Jewish university official’s home while the official’s children were inside.
He told another student that he wanted to poison a Jewish university board regent for her refusal to divest from Israel:
“I’m gonna be the dirtiest fucking doctor ever. I’m gonna poison her slowly.”
The FBI found jihadist literature, Hamas propaganda, and artwork depicting beheadings in Körkaya’s home.
In text messages to his comrades, Körkaya said he believed bombings were in his “true nature” and went on to declare that he was “going to go militant because I hate it here.”
This is what we’re up against, patriots. A two-front war: the terrorists and the judges who unleash them.
The FBI needs to be all over this. Again. FAST.
@FBI_Response
@FBI
@StephenM
H/T @RAIRFoundation— NizNellie3 (@NizNellie3) November 7, 2026 [2]
Those videos allegedly showed militants using inverted red triangles to mark targets before killing them. Prosecutors further charged that Körkaya and several codefendants exchanged or possessed videos depicting Hamas attacks and killings, with similar imagery later appearing in vandalism campaigns.
The allegations also included disturbing messages about a target. Körkaya allegedly wrote that he intended to become “the dirtiest f*cking doctor ever” and said he wanted to become the target’s physician so he could “poison her ass slowly.”
Federal authorities continued tracking Körkaya’s cellphone and using the ankle monitor because he had previously employed methods intended to jam police surveillance during his alleged crimes. His lawyers, however, argued that the restrictions imposed too heavily on his daily life.
Obama appointed Judge Judith Levy of the Eastern District of Michigan agreed to remove the monitor, according to RAIR. The decision handed Körkaya relief from electronic tracking despite the government’s warnings about the alleged threats and his reported efforts to frustrate surveillance.
Körkaya’s attorneys asserted that the monitor “hinders his religious, spousal, and social engagements” and he “has been unable to go on his honeymoon or go on evening outings with his spouse after being newly married in May 2026 because of the curfew and other bond conditions, including the confiscation of his United States passport.”
Körkaya is a dual citizen of Turkey and the United States. His new employer, an Islamic school, hired him as both a classroom teacher and soccer coach while the allegations and legal proceedings remained active.
U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon argued that Körkaya presented a broader danger to the community. Gorgon highlighted messages in which Körkaya said his true nature was “bombing” and that he was “going so militant” because he “hate[s] it here.”
Phone records also revealed that Körkaya’s task list included “F*cking up UMich Campus” and “Ahmet’s Special Surprise.” The government additionally alleged that he planned to build a new Weather Underground terrorist organization within the United States.
The court nevertheless prioritized Körkaya’s complaints about marriage, social activities, religious practice, and movement under the bond conditions. With the monitor gone, his honeymoon and evening outings may be easier, even as the government’s catalogue of alleged threats remains anything but romantic.