White House Accused of Attack on Freedom of Expression After UK Reporter Held
The leading Islamic civil rights organization has charged the current leadership of a clear insult to free speech” following national border officials detained British journalist Sami Hamdi this past Sunday.
The group asserted that Hamdi was detained at San Francisco airport facility because of speaking out against Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza. He is part of a group of individuals who have been arrested and deported by federal agents for voicing pro-Palestine opinions.
Federal authorities said that the journalist’s visa had been canceled, and that he was in detention “pending removal.”
Immigration Authorities Detains UK Reporter After Comments of Israel
UK reporter Sami Hamdi was reportedly taken into custody Sunday by federal immigration authorities at a major US airport, and the civil rights group says that action is clear reprisal for the Islamic analyst’s statements of Israel while touring the US.
A statement from the organization described it was “an obvious insult to freedom of expression” to arrest Hamdi for speaking out against the Israeli ongoing military operations in the Gaza region while he was involved on a US tour. A government representative commented in a additional announcement that Hamdi is slated for removal.
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