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Sami Hamdi

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 30 October 2025.

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Photo of Ayoub Khan Ayoub Khan Independent, Birmingham Perry Barr

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made recent representations to her American counterpart on the detainment of Sami Hamdi by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on 26 October 2025; and what steps she is taking to secure his immediate release.

Photo of Stephen Doughty Stephen Doughty Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We do not routinely discuss specific cases, but I can confirm that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office are in contact with a British man detained in the USA and in touch with the local authorities and his family in the UK.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 30 October 2025, cW)

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