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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clarizza Potoy

'Worst of the Worst': ICE Reportedly Sends Legal Somali Resident to Guantánamo Bay Without Warrant

ICE reportedly transferred Somali asylum seeker Adam Abdullah to Guantánamo Bay after his arrest during an immigration operation in Minnesota (Credit: Egor Ivlev via Unsplash)

Immigration authorities have sent Adam Abdullah, a 31-year-old Somali asylum seeker with a US work permit, to Guantánamo Bay after federal agents stopped his vehicle in St Paul, Minnesota, on 12 December 2025, according to his account to Minnesota Public Radio.

Abdullah said the officers did not produce a warrant or explain why they had targeted him. He said he had a Social Security number, a work permit and regular check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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