CAIR: Tortured in Egypt, jailed in Ohio: The broken asylum promise – National Catholic Reporter
Soliman’s case presents the government with a choice. It can allow him to stay, which would be a small step toward reaffirming that due process still matters, and that the U.S. is still a refuge for the persecuted. Or, it can continue its democratic backslide by deporting him, proving that civil rights and religious freedom are either conditional or abandoned. The answer lies in Soliman’s fate.
Bilal Ahmed is a staff attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ohio. CAIR-Ohio’s mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, protect civil liberties, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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