"Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, announced on social media that Hamdi's visa had been revoked, that he was being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement until he could be removed. In her post, she also made unsubstantiated claims that Hamdi supported terrorism. "Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country," McLaughlin wrote in her Sunday social media post."
"Hamdi, who is based in London, had been on a speaking tour in the United States, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights advocacy group. His visitor visa was supposed to last for several months, a leader at the organization said. The group said in a statement that Hamdi had been detained "because he dared to criticize the Israeli government's genocide" while on his tour, and called his detention "a blatant affront to free speech.""
Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator based in London, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at San Francisco International Airport after U.S. authorities revoked his visitor visa. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman posted that Hamdi was being held for removal and alluded to claims that he supported terrorism. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Hamdi had been on a speaking tour and that his visa was to last several months. The group characterized the detention as retaliation for his criticism of the Israeli government and called it a blatant affront to free speech.
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