"The detention was the latest in broader efforts by the administration to identify and potentially expel thousands of foreigners in the United States who it says have either fomented or participated in unrest or publicly supported protests against Israel's military operations in Gaza. Those enforcement actions have been criticized by civil rights groups as violations of constitutional protections for freedom of speech, which apply to anyone in the United States and not just to American citizens."
"Lawyers with the the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who are representing Hamdi, on Tuesday filed a writ of habeas corpus demanding that the government justify why he is being held, the council said. In addition, they asked a judge to issue a temporary restraining order seeking a bond hearing and blocking Hamdi's removal from the U.S. while the case is adjudicated."
British political commentator Sami Hamdi, a 35-year-old Muslim, was detained Sunday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at San Francisco International Airport and is being held in California. Lawyers for Hamdi filed a writ of habeas corpus demanding the government justify the detention and sought a temporary restraining order for a bond hearing and to block removal. Counsel contends the arrest followed his vocal criticism of the Israeli government during a U.S. speaking tour, while U.S. officials point to comments after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attacks that they say celebrated violence. Civil rights groups criticize enforcement as violating free speech.
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