Federal customs agents allegedly subjected Hasan Piker, one of the country’s most popular progressive online streamers, to lengthy questioning at a Chicago airport over the weekend about his views on Trump and the war in Gaza, prompting concern from civil liberties advocates.
“The reason for why they’re doing that is I think to try to create an environment of fear, to try to get people like myself, or at least others that would be in my shoes that don't have that same level of security, to shut the f*** up,” Piker, a U.S. citizen, later said on a stream, suggesting the administration wanted to “get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently.”
