Overview

• DHS terminated removal proceedings and reinstated Ayman Soliman’s asylum before his Sept. 19 release, according to his lawyers and recent reports.
• He was detained on July 9 during a routine check-in after an hours-long interview, with officials citing terror accusations he disputes, including an erroneous claim of murders in Iraq.
• Soliman describes harsh conditions in Butler County Jail, including five days in isolation, denial of attorney access and commissary, and dehumanizing treatment.
• Defense filings and advocacy by groups including MLFA, CAIR and the Ohio Immigrant Alliance challenged alleged misused evidence as DHS declined to detail its rationale for reversing course.
• The case triggered local fallout, with two Cincinnati Children’s chaplains fired after supporting him and protest arrests in July, while felony charges against two journalists were later dropped.