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Newly-Freed Palestinian-American Faces Deportation

HeadlineAug 04, 2006

A California resident freed this week after spending two years behind bars on suspicion of terrorist ties is facing a new government threat — deportation. Abdel Jabbar Hamdan, a Palestinian-American was arrested in July 2004 on suspicion of ties to terrorism, but was never hit with any terror charges. Instead, government officials charged him with overstaying a student visa dating back to 1982. A judge finally ordered his release last week over the objection of the Department of Homeland Security saying he poses a threat to national security. Immigration officials said this week they will attempt to have Hamdan deported.

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