Overview
- ICE took Hamdi into custody at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday morning during a CAIR-sponsored speaking tour that included a planned stop in Florida.
- DHS said visitors who support terrorism or threaten national security are not permitted to enter or work in the United States and indicated plans to deport him.
- CAIR denounced the detention as an abduction targeting a prominent critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and said its attorneys are providing legal assistance.
- Right-wing activist Laura Loomer claimed on social media that her pressure on authorities led to Hamdi’s arrest.
- Authorities have not disclosed what he said at the Sacramento event, though earlier recorded remarks praising the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and denying reported rapes have drawn sustained scrutiny.