The Costa Rican Ministry of Public Security confirmed today the capture of a Somalian man suspected of international terrorism.

Police arrested last night the African suspect at the Temporary Assistance Center for Migrants (CATEM) in El Cruce de Santa Cecilia, in the county of La Cruz, Guanacaste province, said the ministry.

The Somalian is identified as 25-year-old Ibrahim Qoordheen. Police say he entered the country Monday at Paso Canoas, on Costa Rica’s southern border with Panama, as an undocumented immigrant. Undocumented migrants who enter at Paso Canoas are routinely transferred to the holding center in La Cruz.

When police ran a routine security check on the man, he turned up on an alert list for terrorism.

The Ministry of Public Security immediately consulted with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Panama, an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. ICE officials confirmed Qoordheen is allegedly linked to international terrorist organizations, and requested his immediate detention while they investigate the case.

Ibrahim Qoordheen was transferred last night to the Temporary Apprehension Center for Foreigners in Irregular Condition located in Hatillo, San José, said the ministry.

“This shows that our immigration controls work in a professional and expeditious manner, which is part of a substantial change in the vision of security in our country,” said Public Security Minister Gustavo Mata Vega.

Ibrahim Qoordheen is in police custody while his immigration status is confirmed, and his possible eventual transfer to international authorities.