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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pippa Crerar Political editor

British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat

Imran Ahmed
Imran Ahmed, chief of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate, lives lawfully in Washington DC with his American wife and child. Composite: Daniel Hambury/Stella Pictures/Mark Thomas/Alamy

A British anti-disinformation campaigner close to Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration after being told he could face deportation from the US in a row over freedom of speech.

Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), has filed a complaint against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal.

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