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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kwiyeon Ha and Pan Pylas

British commentator Sami Hamdi mulling possibility of taking legal action against US over detention

Immigration Commentator Detained - (Copyright {yr4} The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

British political commentator Sami Hamdi said Thursday on his arrival back in the U.K. that he was considering suing U.S. authorities for his detention in an immigration detention center over what he claims were his views on Gaza and Israel.

Two days after revealing that he was leaving the U.S. voluntarily, Hamdi lauded federal judges for exonerating him over what he termed a “botched” detention by “extremists” within the U.S. government.

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