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CAIR-SFBA: Bay Area Community to Rally for the Release of Illegally Detained Journalist Sami Hamdi

On Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, community members will gather in San Francisco for an ICE Watch and rally outside the San Francisco Immigration Court. The event will call for the release of Sami Hamdi, a British Muslim journalist and political analyst illegally held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at an ICE detention facility. 

 Following the rally, participants will march to 8 Sansome St. for Friday congregational prayer.  

WHAT: ICE Watch & Rally for Sami Hamdi, Congregational Prayer 

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 

  • 12:15 p.m.—ICE Watch & Rally
  • 2 p.m.—Congregational Prayer 

WHERE:

  • Immigration Court: 100 Montgomery St., San Francisco 
  • Congregational Prayer: 8 Sansome St., San Francisco 

WHO: Bay Area community leaders, faith leaders, and civil rights advocates. 

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CONTACT: CAIR-San Francisco Bay Area Communications Manager Lorrie Adam, 408.498.5779, ladam@cair.com