I got detained by ICE and learnt that America is turning against Israel | Sami Hamdi | UNAPOLOGETIC

Описание: British journalist and commentator Sami Hamdi was detained by ICE for 18 days.

He recounts here on UNAPOLOGETIC how he was arrested after being informed that his valid tourist visa had been suddenly revoked, and how he was eventually allowed to leave after a federal judge was concerned that there had been serious breaches of his freedom of speech.

Hamdi describes in detail how he was arrested, what he witnessed in ICE facilities and processing centres, how ICE routinely obstructs and evades the justice system, and how, through his observations, many ordinary Americans are turning against Israel as they discover how deeply the U.S. government has been drawn into financing Israel’s war crimes while ordinary Americans continue to require government assistance in numerous areas.

Chapters

00:00 Intro
2:00 The arrest at the airport
14:30 Visa revoked without explanation
27:00 Inside ICE detention
39:30 Transfers, delays and bureaucracy
52:00 Inmates’ stories and solidarity
1:04:30 Media uproar and political pressure
1:17:00 The deal to go home
1:29:30 Free speech, Trump, Biden

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