🔗 Share this article Administration Faced Allegations of Attack on Free Speech After UK Reporter Held A major Muslim civil liberties organization has alleged the current government of a obvious insult to freedom of expression” after federal border officials arrested UK reporter Sami Hamdi this past Sunday. The group claimed that Hamdi was detained at San Francisco airport because of criticizing Israel’s current military campaign in the Gaza Strip. He is among a number of persons who have been detained and deported by immigration enforcement for voicing pro-Palestine views. Federal authorities announced that Hamdi’s visa had been terminated, and that he was in custody “pending removal.” Immigration Authorities Holds British Journalist Following Comments of Israeli Policies UK reporter Sami Hamdi was allegedly taken into custody over the weekend by ICE agents at San Francisco international airport, and the organization asserts that this move is obvious reprisal for the Muslim analyst’s comments of Israeli actions while visiting the US. An announcement from the organization labeled it was “an obvious insult to freedom of expression” to detain Hamdi for condemning Israel’s continuing military operations in Gaza while he was involved on a lecture series. A government representative stated in a separate announcement that Hamdi is facing deportation. Additional Headlines American airports nationwide recorded numerous air traffic control shortage incidents in a single day. Interested in the New York mayoral race? Read this article on Jewish New York’s dialogue with a candidate and his outreach to the Jewish populace.