57 h. ago British journalist detained by ICE says ‘there is a war on US freedom of speech’

US immigration agents are ‘merciless’, Sami Hamdi told The Independent upon his release

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68 h. ago British journalist Sami Hamdi on way home to UK after weeks in ICE detention

The commentator was detained at a California airport on 26 October

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68 h. ago London family's 'great relief' as political commentator Sami Hamdi is released from ICE detention and flies home

Sami Hamdi, who is Muslim, was detained by ICE officers at San Francisco International Airport in California on October 26

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68 h. ago British journalist Sami Hamdi returns to London after more than two weeks in ICE detention

British journalist Sami Hamdi returns to London after more than two weeks in ICE detention  CNN

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5 d. ago British journalist Sami Hamdi to be released following ICE detention, family say

His wife Soumaya Hamdi, said that the father-of-three had suffered a medical emergency while in custody and experienced delays in treatment.

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8 d. ago ICE scrambles to find three square meals a day for Chicago detainees after judge trashes ‘take it or leave it’ policy

The contract opportunity posted to a government website indicates a need for up to 210 ‘nutritionally balanced’ meals per day

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1 week ago ICE agents crash into American paralegal's car 'as she was driving to get coffee'... then drag her out and detain her for hours

Dayanne Figueroa, 31, claims she was forcefully snatched by immigration agents in Chicago after an unmarked SUV sideswiped her Benz as she drove to get a coffee.

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1 week ago Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in US

Pontiff says authorities must address the spiritual rights of those held in custody amid immigration crackdownPope Leo has called for “deep reflection” in the US about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that “many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now”.The Chicago-born pope was responding late on Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, including what kind of spiritual rights migrants in US custody should have, US military attacks on suspected drug traffickers off Venezuela and the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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1 week ago I spent four weeks as a Traitor in my office and almost lost my mind | Ed Campbell

After a colleague had the bright idea of a workplace version of the hit BBC show, I lied and cheated with impunity. Then the strain began to showThere aren’t many people who understand the stress that the celebrity Traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr have been feeling as their stint wearing that famous green cloak draws to an end – but I do. I spent four weeks lying, cheating and murdering friends and colleagues in our office version of The Traitors.I almost lost my mind.Ed Campbell is a journalist who reports on British culture, politics and the internet. He also co-hosts the PoliticsJOE podcast Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wife of British journalist arrested by ICE fears for his health after ‘medical emergency’ in custody

Soumaya Hamdi said that her husband Sami’s detention in ‘overcrowded’ conditions in the US set a ‘terrifying precedent’

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2 w. ago Wife of British journalist ‘abducted by ICE’ speaks out: ‘We’re being kept in the dark’

Soumaya Hamdi says she has barely spoken to Sami Hamdi since he was taken over his pro-Palestinian advocacyThe wife of a British political commentator who was detained by immigration authorities while on a speaking tour of the US said she has only been able to speak with him for “30 seconds” since he was taken into custody on Sunday over his pro-Palestinian advocacy.Soumaya Hamdi told the Guardian she first learned her husband, Sami Hamdi, was detained at San Francisco international airport when a friend asked her to confirm rumors he had been “abducted by ICE”. When he was finally able to briefly call her, Hamdi only had enough time to say he had been taken to an immigration detention center in McFarland, California, where he remains. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pennsylvania man wrongfully imprisoned for over 40 years, now facing deportation to India

‘He, more than anybody else, knows that sometimes things don't make sense’

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2 w. ago Vietnam leader’s UK visit overshadowed by ‘interrogation’ of BBC journalist

British government being urged by friends of journalist to pressure Vietnam's top leader, who is scheduled to meet Sir Keir Starmer, to secure her release

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2 w. ago British Muslim journalist taken into ICE custody after speaking at Islamic gala... and Laura Loomer is taking credit

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer took credit for the arrest of Sami Hamdi, saying it came as a result of her 'relentless pressure' on the State Department.

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2 w. ago UK ‘in touch’ with US authorities after British commentator detained by ICE

Sami Hamdi was detained while on a US speaking tour and has had his visa revoked, Homeland Security said.

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2 w. ago British journalist and Israel critic Sami Hamdi ‘abducted’ by ICE agents at San Francisco airport over past views

Far-right activist Laura Loomer took credit for Hamdi’s arrest

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2 w. ago UK citizen Sami Hamdi detained by ICE for 'supporting terrorism' on American soil

Sami Hamdi was detained by American immigration officials for his 'support' of 'terrorism,' according to a top US immigration official.

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3 w. ago Two high school students detained and ‘assaulted’ by ICE agents when they joined a protest in Chicago, officials say

City and school officials blast federal agents after teens briefly detained during intense clashes in Little Village neighborhood

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3 w. ago Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys file appeals to prevent future Ice detentions

Columbia University graduate and legal US resident says Trump administration ‘wants to make an example of me’US politics live – latest updatesAttorneys for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and legal US resident who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) following his pro-Palestinian activism, have filed appeals to prevent the Trump administration from detaining him again.Lawyers representing Khalil argued to the federal third circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia that his release from Ice detention by a lower court should be affirmed and that the US government should be barred from detaining or deporting Khalil in the future. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago At least 11 detained after protesters and police clash outside Chicago Ice center

Officers reportedly tackled and dragged several people after authorities told demonstrators to stay in ‘protest zones’At least 11 people were taken into custody outside the Broadview Ice detention center outside Chicago after heated confrontations between Illinois state police and protesters on Friday.Authorities had instructed demonstrators to remain in designated “protest zones”, but tensions escalated when officers moved to clear the roadway. Continue reading...

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