The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/10/26/british-muslim-journalist-on-us-speaking-tour-detained-by-ice-visa-revoked-at-sfo/Sami Hamdi, a British Muslim journalist and political commentator currently visiting the US on a speaking tour for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), was detained by immigration authorities at San Francisco International Airport Sunday morning. As KRON4 reports, Hamdi spoke at the annual gala for the Sacramento chapter of CAIR Saturday and was on his way to speak at the CAIR Florida gala Sunday when he was detained at SFO and his visa revoked, according to Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin on X.
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