Hassan Ahmad
- Role
- Immigration lawyer and advocate quoted in reporting
- Statement date
"What struck me was this seemed to be the first time that the foreign policy ground was being used to target people based not on any conduct of theirs whatsoever, but based solely on family relationship."
Source and context
Reporting
NBC Los Angeles report on the family’s ICE detention (opens in a new tab)Interviews with Maria Kari and Hassan Ahmad; DHS statement
About this source
Reporting source for competing lawyer and DHS statements. Quoted assertions remain attributed to their speakers.
Before the quotation
Ahmad spoke to NBC Los Angeles about the family’s detention and the legal theory involved.
After the quotation
His legal characterization is recorded as his attributed view and is not treated as a legal determination.
How this statement is classified
The statement contests the characterization and asserted legal basis of the action.
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