Overview

• On July 9 ICE arrested Imam Ayman Soliman following the June revocation of his 2018 asylum status and a new FBI terror watchlist designation.
• Soliman arrived in the U.S. in 2014 and served as a chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital while leading services at a local mosque.
• Two of his federal lawsuits challenging the alleged wrongful FBI flagging remain pending after a judge dismissed other claims earlier this year.
• Supporters such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Ignite Peace argue Soliman fled violence in Egypt and could face persecution if deported.
• A Supreme Court decision upholding deportations to third-party nations may allow his removal even if his fears of persecution are deemed credible.