Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator and pro-Palestinian activist, was detained by immigration enforcement officers on Oct. 26 and is expected to be deported after authorities revoked his visa, citing national security concerns.
Hamdi had been in Sacramento as part of a speaking tour organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim advocacy group in the United States. He spoke at CAIR Sacramento’s annual gala on Oct. 25 and was scheduled to address another CAIR event in Florida the following night.
