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Akram Mahmoud Omar
Coverage of Akram Mahmoud Omar in the Nexus archive.
- ICE seizes Palestinian grandfather twice, despite judge’s order to free him
ICE detained a Palestinian grandfather, Akram Mahmoud Omar, twice despite a federal judge's order to release him after he suffered a heart attack in custody. The judge ruled ICE violated Omar's constitutional rights by detaining him and denying him time to prepare for deportation, but ICE re-detained him 10 days later.
- ICE Rushes to Deport Palestinian Grandpa Despite Judge’s Order to Free Him
ICE detained 77-year-old Palestinian grandfather Akram Mahmoud Omar after a federal judge ordered his release following a heart attack in custody. Despite a court mandate to free him, ICE re-detained Omar for deportation within days, prompting another emergency court order to stop the removal.