"British Journalist Sami Hamdi Arrested by ICE

While on a speaking tour of the US over the weekend, Hamdi was detained by ICE officers and his visa was revoked, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Tricia McLaughlin, announced on X on Sunday.

Hamdi, who frequently appears on British TV networks to comment on the Middle East, was detained at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday "apparently because of his criticism of Israel's genocide in Gaza", the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation, said in a statement.

Hamdi's arrest came after far-right political activist and Trump ally Laura Loomer wrote a series of posts on X accusing Hamdi of supporting terrorist organisations. I

In return, CAIR argued Loomer was promoting "anti-Muslim conspiracy theories"."