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British Muslim journalist reportedly detained by ICE at SFO
SF Gate ^ | October 26, 2025 | By Amanda Bartlett

Posted on 10/26/2025 5:35:11 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained by immigration authorities at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday morning after he had been on a speaking tour in the U.S., according to a news release shared by The Council on American-Islamic Relations.

The Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization called for Hamdi’s “immediate release,” suspecting his detainment was “because of his criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and at the urging of a notorious anti-Muslim, pro-Israel extremist.”

Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary for public affairs at the DHS, wrote on X that Hamdi’s “visa was revoked and he is in ICE custody pending removal.”

"Those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country," McLaughlin added. Hamdi is the managing director at the International Interest, a magazine focused on geopolitical issues in the Middle East and the United Kingdom.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemite; california; deportsamihamdi; hamas; samihamdi

1 posted on 10/26/2025 5:35:11 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He wouldnt be detained if he was here lawfully.


2 posted on 10/26/2025 5:37:01 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Socialism's promises, like a Djinn's wishes to the greedy, lead to punishment when due. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not to worry. He’s a Muslim and will like like an Imam. And, given our sorry assed pretend media, he’ll be defended and will continue to lie, and lie, and lie, and lie..........
War with Islam.
Not if.


3 posted on 10/26/2025 5:39:32 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hes a terrorist.
Withdraw his Green Card and deport him.


4 posted on 10/26/2025 5:54:15 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hopefully the nut bag wasn’t a “catch and release”. The boy needs to be deported. Throw his butt out! Throw his camels and goats out too!


5 posted on 10/26/2025 6:06:29 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is being ripped apart. We are no longer united. The Muzzies and Illegals own the RATS.)
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To: Da Coyote

Yes, each MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS and PBS news show will have him as a guest. By remote if he’s not in person.

“How are you holding up under the strain emotionally and physically of the Trump sponsored brutality you have faced?”

(Fights back the tears and then answers.)


6 posted on 10/26/2025 6:11:36 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good! Get this POS out of here!


7 posted on 10/26/2025 6:15:05 PM PDT by vpintheak (The left is violence.)
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To: vpintheak

He needs to be deported from our country!

Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
This is the Jihadi who was arrested at the San Francisco International Airport today.

Sami Hamdi openly supports HAMAS. Listen to him glorify Oct 7th.

He was flying to FL from CA to give a speech in Tampa tonight at an Islamic 501c3 tied to HAMAS & MB.

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1982586309941268952


8 posted on 10/26/2025 6:20:53 PM PDT by CFW
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Bye, Bye, Sami Hamdi: Deporting This Terror-Cheering Nutjob Is the Win America Deserved”

https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2025/10/26/sami-hamdi-deport-n2420881


9 posted on 10/26/2025 6:36:30 PM PDT by CFW
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Send him to Saudi Arabia. They treat Muzzie Brotherhood journos well.


10 posted on 10/26/2025 6:42:00 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: SmokingJoe

I see nothing in the article about a green card. What extra info do you have?


11 posted on 10/26/2025 6:57:11 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: posterchild

Apparently not.

Grok:

No, Sami Hamdi does not have a Green Card. The British journalist and commentator, currently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was in the country on a visa that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked on October 26, 2025, amid his national speaking tour.


12 posted on 10/26/2025 7:03:49 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: posterchild
I confused him with Mehdi Hasan.
As it turns out Hasan is American as well as British.
13 posted on 10/26/2025 7:21:01 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: CFW

Boot the terrorist!


14 posted on 10/26/2025 8:26:35 PM PDT by vpintheak (The left is violence.)
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