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Sami Hamdi Lands in London After ICE Detention, U.S. Visa Revocation

His return follows a visa revocation during a U.S. speaking tour that civil-rights groups say turned immigration tools against protected speech.

British political commentator Sami Hamdi speaks to the media in London, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, on his return to the U.K. after he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 26 while on a speaking tour in the U.S.. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
British political commentator Sami Hamdi arrives to speak to the media in London, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, on his return to the U.K. after he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 26 while on a speaking tour in the U.S.. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
British political commentator Sami Hamdi speaks to the media in London, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, on his return to the U.K. after he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 26 while on a speaking tour in the U.S.. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Overview

  • The British commentator arrived at Heathrow on Thursday after more than two weeks in U.S. immigration custody following his Oct. 26 detention at San Francisco International Airport.
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said his visa was cancelled under security rules, and a DHS official labeled him an illegal alien and terrorist sympathizer while arranging his removal.
  • Hamdi’s family and lawyers said he left on a voluntary basis with no deportation order or criminal allegations and argued he was targeted for his criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
  • Hamdi and his family described crowded conditions, shackling, and delays in medical care during detention, and CAIR-California challenged his custody in federal court.
  • Reporters and advocates placed the case in a wider pattern of revoked visas for pro-Palestinian foreign nationals this year, including the UK-Gambian student Momodou Taal.