Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator, was being held on Monday (October 27, 2025) by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he was detained by ICE officers at San Francisco International Airport, according to federal officials.
One senior U.S. official said the detention was related to comments he has made about the Middle East.
Mr. Hamdi, who is Muslim, was on a speaking tour in the U.S. and on Saturday (October 25, 2025) had addressed the annual gala for the Sacramento, California, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.
“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
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