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British journalist and Israel critic Sami Hamdi ‘abducted’ by ICE agents at San Francisco airport over past views
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"Brilliant!. As said just earlier, "Thank goodness for competent and honest judges...
[...]Reagan-Appointed Judge Calls Out Trump’s ‘Full-Throated Assault on the First Amendment’
[...]U.S. District Judge Bill Young’s ruling was the long-anticipated result of a lawsuit brought by university professors who alleged that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and other Trump officials intentionally violated First Amendment speech protections to chill pro-Palestine campus speech.
Young, based in Massachusetts, agreed with the plaintiffs, finding that by explicitly targeting pro-Palestinian student activists like Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk for deportation, the Trump administration sought to “strike fear” into similarly situated non-citizen students and stifle political activity it disagrees with.
Young, 85, who has been on the bench for four decades after being appointed by then-President Ronald Reagan in 1985, said the case was “perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court.”
The constitutional question before Young was whether non-citizens lawfully present in the country have the same free speech rights as U.S. citizens.
Young ruled “unequivocally” they do."
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Far-right activist Laura Loomer took credit for Hamdi’s arrest
Josh Marcus
in San Francisco
Monday 27 October 2025 08:21 GMT
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Sami Hamdi, a British journalist and activist and outspoken critic of the Israeli war in Gaza, was arrested by U.S. immigration agents Sunday at San Francisco International Airport.
“Earlier this morning, ICE agents abducted British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi at San Francisco Airport, apparently in response to his vocal criticism of the Israeli government during his ongoing speaking tour,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations civil rights group wrote on X.
Hamdi had spoken at a gala for the group on Saturday in California and was heading to Florida for another event prior to his arrest.
“We can confirm that Mr. Hamdi has not been deported and remains in custody,” CAIR added. “Our attorneys and partners are working to address this injustice.”
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Hamdi’s arrest.
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British journalist Sami Hamdi was arrested by immigration agents in San Francisco on Sunday, with allies accusing the Trump administration of punishing him for his criticism of Israel (Sky News)
“Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X. “It’s commonsense.”
The official cited a report from the advocacy group RAIR about Hamdi in the post announcing the arrest.
RAIR, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has previously described as an anti-Muslim hate group, accused Hamdi of endorsing terrorism and operating alongside foreign terror networks through his various speaking engagements.
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, a self-described “proud Islamophobe” and influential outside advisor to the Trump administration, also took credit for the arrest.
Hasan Piker, a popular leftist Twitch streamer and critic of Israel, was detained at a Chicago airport earlier this year (HasanAbi/YouTube)
“I demanded that federal authorities inside the Trump administration treat Hamdi as the major National security threat that he is and I reported Sami Hamdi to federal immigration authorities over his documented support for Islamic terrorism,” she wrote on X.
Hamdi, who founded the outlet The International Interest and appears as a commentator on various mainstream news networks, has been a vocal critic of the Israeli war effort in Gaza, joining the scores of international observers who have deemed it a genocide.
He also celebrated the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel as an important moment in the cause for Palestinian self-determination, and wrote in May post on X he stood against “racism, Islamophobia, anti-semitism, genocide, and war crimes.”
In August, the Trump administration vowed to review the status of all 55 million foreign nationals in the U.S. with a valid travel visa to root out “security threats” and anyone “supporting terrorists,” designations the White House has often applied to activists criticizing Israel.
The Trump administration has arrested scores of visa-holders, often students, for their views on the Israel-Hamas conflict (AP)
The Trump administration has arrested and attempted to deport a variety of non-citizen critics of Israel, accusing them of supporting terrorism for actions ranging from leading student protests to writing op-eds critical of the U.S. ally.
Last month, a federal judge found [Judge William Young] .. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-noem-rubio-gaza-student-protest-ruling-b2836814.html ,, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem illegally chilled protected speech of pro-Palestinian students and faculty by threatening to revoke their visas and then arresting, detaining and deporting them — what the judge called a “full-throated assault on the First Amendment across the board under the cover of an unconstitutionally broad definition” of antisemitism.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/sami-hamdi-arrest-ice-san-francisco-b2852613.html
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"Brilliant!. As said just earlier, "Thank goodness for competent and honest judges...
[...]Reagan-Appointed Judge Calls Out Trump’s ‘Full-Throated Assault on the First Amendment’
[...]U.S. District Judge Bill Young’s ruling was the long-anticipated result of a lawsuit brought by university professors who alleged that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and other Trump officials intentionally violated First Amendment speech protections to chill pro-Palestine campus speech.
Young, based in Massachusetts, agreed with the plaintiffs, finding that by explicitly targeting pro-Palestinian student activists like Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk for deportation, the Trump administration sought to “strike fear” into similarly situated non-citizen students and stifle political activity it disagrees with.
Young, 85, who has been on the bench for four decades after being appointed by then-President Ronald Reagan in 1985, said the case was “perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court.”
The constitutional question before Young was whether non-citizens lawfully present in the country have the same free speech rights as U.S. citizens.
Young ruled “unequivocally” they do."
--------
Far-right activist Laura Loomer took credit for Hamdi’s arrest
Josh Marcus
in San Francisco
Monday 27 October 2025 08:21 GMT
VIDEO- Trump says Israel-Gaza ceasefire still in place
Sami Hamdi, a British journalist and activist and outspoken critic of the Israeli war in Gaza, was arrested by U.S. immigration agents Sunday at San Francisco International Airport.
“Earlier this morning, ICE agents abducted British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi at San Francisco Airport, apparently in response to his vocal criticism of the Israeli government during his ongoing speaking tour,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations civil rights group wrote on X.
Hamdi had spoken at a gala for the group on Saturday in California and was heading to Florida for another event prior to his arrest.
“We can confirm that Mr. Hamdi has not been deported and remains in custody,” CAIR added. “Our attorneys and partners are working to address this injustice.”
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Hamdi’s arrest.
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British journalist Sami Hamdi was arrested by immigration agents in San Francisco on Sunday, with allies accusing the Trump administration of punishing him for his criticism of Israel (Sky News)
“Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X. “It’s commonsense.”
The official cited a report from the advocacy group RAIR about Hamdi in the post announcing the arrest.
RAIR, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has previously described as an anti-Muslim hate group, accused Hamdi of endorsing terrorism and operating alongside foreign terror networks through his various speaking engagements.
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, a self-described “proud Islamophobe” and influential outside advisor to the Trump administration, also took credit for the arrest.
Hasan Piker, a popular leftist Twitch streamer and critic of Israel, was detained at a Chicago airport earlier this year (HasanAbi/YouTube)
“I demanded that federal authorities inside the Trump administration treat Hamdi as the major National security threat that he is and I reported Sami Hamdi to federal immigration authorities over his documented support for Islamic terrorism,” she wrote on X.
Hamdi, who founded the outlet The International Interest and appears as a commentator on various mainstream news networks, has been a vocal critic of the Israeli war effort in Gaza, joining the scores of international observers who have deemed it a genocide.
He also celebrated the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel as an important moment in the cause for Palestinian self-determination, and wrote in May post on X he stood against “racism, Islamophobia, anti-semitism, genocide, and war crimes.”
In August, the Trump administration vowed to review the status of all 55 million foreign nationals in the U.S. with a valid travel visa to root out “security threats” and anyone “supporting terrorists,” designations the White House has often applied to activists criticizing Israel.
The Trump administration has arrested scores of visa-holders, often students, for their views on the Israel-Hamas conflict (AP)
The Trump administration has arrested and attempted to deport a variety of non-citizen critics of Israel, accusing them of supporting terrorism for actions ranging from leading student protests to writing op-eds critical of the U.S. ally.
Last month, a federal judge found [Judge William Young] .. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-noem-rubio-gaza-student-protest-ruling-b2836814.html ,, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem illegally chilled protected speech of pro-Palestinian students and faculty by threatening to revoke their visas and then arresting, detaining and deporting them — what the judge called a “full-throated assault on the First Amendment across the board under the cover of an unconstitutionally broad definition” of antisemitism.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/sami-hamdi-arrest-ice-san-francisco-b2852613.html
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