A man from Uzbekistan who pleaded guilty to plotting to kill Obama with an automatic rifle claimed he was acting at the direction of an Islamic terror group in his home country

Ulugbek Kodirov discussed trying to kill Obama as he campaigned for re-election because he would be out in public more often. Defense attorney Lance Bell said that the 22-year-old avoided a potential life sentence by pleading guilty in Birmingham, Alabama. He faces up to 30 years in prison, though Bell expected Kodirov to receive about half that. The judge also told Kodirov that he will face deportation once he's released from prison. Kodirov pleaded guilty to three counts: Threatening to kill Obama, possessing an automatic weapon, and providing material support to Muslim terrorists. Authorities say that Kodirov was in the country illegally because he obtained a student visa but never enrolled in school. Uzbekistan is located in central Asia and was once part of the former Soviet Union. It is slightly larger than California and the vast majority of its population is Muslim. Islamic terrorists have been linked to violence in the country for more than a decade, according to the State Department.