The wife of British political commentator Sami Hamdi says she has spoken to him for only "30 seconds" since he was detained by U.S. immigration authorities in California on Sunday, alleging the arrest was driven by his pro-Palestinian views.
In an interview with The Guardian, Soumaya Hamdi said she first learned of her husband's detention at San Francisco International Airport when a friend contacted her to ask whether he had been "abducted by ICE." She said he briefly reached her by phone to say he had been transferred to an immigration detention facility in McFarland, California, and given a court date in November. The couple have three children, including a 10-month-old.
