Uk Commentator Detained By Ice After 'israel Criticism' On Us Book Tour - Beritaja

British commentator Sami Hamdi has been detained by US immigration, who person revoked his visa and banned him from completing his speaking tour, a Homeland Security charismatic said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has Mr Hamdi successful custody, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin posted connected societal media tract X.

"Under President Trump, those who support coercion and undermine American nationalist information will not beryllium allowed to activity aliases sojourn this country," she wrote.

"This individual's visa was revoked and he is successful ICE custody pending removal."

Mr Hamdi said astatine a gala for the Council connected American Islamic Relations (CAIR) successful Sacramento, California connected Saturday and was scheduled to speak connected Sunday astatine 1 of the group's events successful Florida, the organisation said successful a statement.

CAIR said he was detained astatine San Francisco International Airport.

Conservative figures had been urging the Trump management to expel Hamdi from the US.

Mr Hamdi, who is managing head of the International Interest, a world consequence and intelligence company, has appeared arsenic an expert and commentator connected British TV networks including Beritaja.

CAIR called for his merchandise and accused the Trump management of detaining him complete his disapproval of the Israeli government.

CAIR's lawman director, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, said Hamdi had antecedently denied supporting Islamic militants.

"Abducting a salient British Muslim journalist and governmental commentator connected a speaking circuit successful the United States because he dared to criticise the Israeli government's genocide is simply a blatant affront to free speech," CAIR said successful a statement.

Since January, the Trump management has pursued a sweeping crackdown connected immigration, including expanding societal media vetting, revoking visas for group it claims praised the execution of blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, and deporting student visa and greenish paper holders who person voiced support for Palestinians and criticised Israel's behaviour successful the Gaza war.

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Israel's violative successful Gaza, launched successful consequence to the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas's onslaught connected confederate Israeli communities connected 7 October 2023, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and laid discarded to swathes of territory.

Israel says its violative is aimed against Hamas and that it tries to debar sidesplitting civilians, but a UN committee of enquiry past period assessed that Israel had committed genocide successful Gaza. Israel denies the allegation.

Hamas's 7 October onslaught saw 1,200 Israelis killed and much than 200 others taken backmost to Gaza arsenic hostages.

Beritaja has contacted the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office about Mr Hamdi's detention.