White House Accused of Attack on Free Speech After UK Reporter Detained
The leading Muslim civil liberties association has charged the current administration of a obvious insult to free speech” after federal immigration authorities held UK reporter Sami Hamdi this past Sunday.
The group asserted that Hamdi was taken into custody at San Francisco airport facility for criticizing Israel’s current military operations in Gaza. The journalist is part of a group of individuals who have been detained and deported by federal agents for sharing pro-Palestinian opinions.
The Department of Homeland Security said that Hamdi’s visa had been terminated, and that he was in detention “awaiting deportation.”
Immigration Authorities Holds UK Reporter After Criticism of Israel
UK reporter Sami Hamdi was allegedly taken into custody Sunday by federal immigration authorities at a major US airport, and the organization says that the detention is clear retaliation for the Islamic analyst’s criticism of Israeli actions while visiting the United States.
Comments from the group said it was “a clear attack to freedom of expression” to hold Hamdi for criticizing the Israeli current military operations in the Gaza region while he engaged on a lecture series. An administration official stated in a different announcement that Hamdi is facing deportation.
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