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Sami Hamdi

Asked by Ayoub KhanIndependentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 30 October 2025UIN 85665

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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 wh

Answered by Stephen Doughty

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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