5.28.2004

Saudi man to be deported?

After 9/11/01 and the subsequent Patriot Act, I was concerned that we might overreact in our attempts to prevent future attacks. There are indications that we are indeed overreacting. Hasan Saddiq Faseh Alddin, a Saudi by birth, is potentially going to be deported, despite becoming a permanent resident of the USA in 1999. His crimes: two misdemeanors from domestic violence, one in '98 and one in '02. However, in the '90's, Alddin was the roommate of a friend of the 9/11/01 terrorists.

This is a little too tenuous of a connection for me. The terrorists didn't enter the country until after Alddin left the apartment. Hitting his wife twice (or whatever he did) isn't enough reason to deport him. We have worse citizens that need deported first.

Thanks to World Mag Blog for the link.