Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Wednesday arrested an Egyptian national who worked as a chaplain at a children’s hospital in Ohio. He was also reportedly flagged on the FBI’s terror watch list.
The officers arrested Imam Ayman Soliman, whose asylum was revoked under the Biden administration, a day after meeting with him and FBI agents. It was not immediately clear why his asylum status was revoked, but he was granted asylum in June 2018.
Supporters of the Egyptian national claimed he was fleeing persecution in his native country, and some of his family members sought to join him in the United States, according to the Daily Wire. If the government finds he did flee violence and persecution, he could still be deported to a third-party country.Â
It was also not clear why Soliman was flagged on the FBI’s terror watch list, but he has sued the federal government multiple times over the flag. He claimed in the lawsuits that the government violated his constitutional rights and privacy by making “stigmatizing statements about him,” according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Most of the lawsuits have been dismissed, but two remain pending, the outlet reported.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.
