USA: Imam of Connecticut Mosque Arrested, Faces Deportation


He was one of 33 people arrested in 2006 in a nationwide investigation into immigrants who filled out phony applications for religious workers' visas.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
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By Associated Press | May 23, 2017

A Connecticut imam has been detained by U.S. immigration agents and is facing deportation to Pakistan.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut imam has been detained by U.S. immigration agents and faces deportation to Pakistan.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Hafiz Abdul Hannan, the leader of the Masjid Al-Islam mosque in New Haven since 2013, was taken into custody at his home on Friday.

He was previously convicted of committing fraud in immigration documents and will remain in custody pending his removal from the United States, said Shawn Neudauer, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman.
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