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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Timothy Pratt

Spain allows US extradition case against pro-Palestine aid donor to proceed

Fergie Chambers smiles, sitting in a black cap and striped shirt near an ornate blue gate
James ‘Fergie’ Chambers at home in Tunis in February 2024. Photograph: Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The Spanish government has decided to allow the Trump administration’s controversial extradition request to extradite wealthy activist James “Fergie” Chambers to continue in the country’s courts.

Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects, is now imprisoned in Madrid. It is the first known case of the US seeking to extradite a citizen over alleged support for Hamas, an accusation tied to money Chambers has donated to support Palestinians, including the Sameer Project, in Gaza.

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