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October 27, 2025

U.S. Detains Prominent British Muslim Journalist Sami Hamdi
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U.S. immigration authorities detained the prominent British Muslim
journalist and commentator Sami Hamdi on Sunday at San Francisco
International Airport. Hamdi was detained hours after he spoke in
Sacramento at a gala for CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic
Relations. In a statement, CAIR said, "Abducting a prominent British
Muslim journalist and political commentator on a speaking tour in the
United States because he dared to criticize the Israeli government's
genocide is a blatant affront to free speech." The far-right activist
Laura Loomer, who has described herself as a "proud Islamophobe," took
credit for his detention, saying she had pressured the Trump
administration to revoke his visa.


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