"Last Friday, Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian imam and hospital chaplain who had been detained at a county jail for more than 10 weeks, was released and is expected to have his visa status fully returned. Soliman had been accused by US authorities of a variety of alleged terror-related charges in Egypt"
"Soliman was transported to the Butler county jail and held in freezing conditions for 12 hours in the jail's waiting room, where he struggled to stay warm wearing just a t-shirt and pants. The beds were rusted, and the only toilet was in a room with 13 or 14 other people around. It was traumatizing and dehumanizing, he recalls. Things worsened when Soliman was put in isolation a cell where he was separated from others and denied nearly all rights granted to other detainees"
"Soliman's ordeal began during a regular check-in with immigration officials in Cincinnati on 9 July, when the 51-year-old from Cairo was subjected to an hours-long interview before being detained by an Ice agent and a representative of the FBI. Eventually, they said, We're sorry to tell you that we will detain you.' I was shocked, Soliman says. The Ice officer said that 24 hours ago there was a new order to detain everyone that comes to the Ice offices."
Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian imam and hospital chaplain who fled Egypt in 2014 after detention for journalistic work, was detained by US immigration during a routine check-in in Cincinnati and held in Butler County jail for over 10 weeks. He faced alleged terror-related charges from Egyptian authorities and deportation. He endured freezing conditions, crowded facilities, rusted beds, limited toilets, and five days in isolation with nearly all rights denied after a dispute over prayer. Soliman was released after 72 days, his visa status is expected to be restored, and his case represents a legal setback for aggressive deportation policies.
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