Egyptian Pilot student's US visa revoked after threatening to kill Trump

[Boiler 46,359]

Emad El-Sayed is in an LA prison awaiting his return to Egypt after writing that he ‘wouldn’t mind serving a life sentence for killing’ Donald Trump

Lawyers for Emad El-Sayed says the student was ‘upset with Mr Trump’s comments about Muslims’.

An Egyptian student at a flight school in Los Angeles is in custody and facing deportation after posting a message on Facebook that authorities say constituted a threat to kill US Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

Emad El-Sayed, who had been a student at the Universal Air Academy in Los Angeles since October, posted an article to Facebook about Trump’s plan to bar Muslims from the US along with a message to the effect that he “wouldn’t mind serving a life sentence for killing this guy”, and that he would be “doing the world a favour”, his attorney, Hani Bushra, said.

The post has since been taken down.

According to court documents, the post was seen by the owner of the flight school, who immediately contacted the FBI. They then passed the matter to the secret service, who are tasked with protecting Trump because he is the front-running Republican candidate for president.

On two separate occasions on 4 and 5 February the secret service interviewed Sayed, and on the second interview they also searched his home and his computer, although the US attorney’s office declined to press charges.

However, on February 11 Sayed received a call from his flight school telling him to come in, Bushra said.

In court documents Alex Khatib, the owner of the flight school, said he had been told by “federal agents” that Sayed’s visa had been revoked by the State Department, and that he should revoke the I-20 as well, meaning Sayed was then in violation of his terms of admission into the US.

When Sayed arrived, two agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) were waiting to take him into custody. His I-20, which gives him leave to remain in the country, had been revoked by the flight school.

“It’s beyond silly,” Bushra said. “This was a post that was done foolishly … he was upset with Mr Trump’s comments about Muslims.” He pointed out that the secret service had not detained Sayed, and did not consider him a threat.

He is currently in an Orange County prison, awaiting a hearing on Friday in which he will ask to be temporarily released so he can gather his belongings and leave the country of his own volition. According to Bushra, what his client wants to do now is “get some of his money back and leave so he can go back to his own country”.

Bushra said Sayed was devastated by the events. “He’s invested so much with his school,” he said, adding that the $40,000 tuition and sundry expenses were “a huge investment” for his client. “He had hopes of becoming a pilot, his instructors say he was a good guy. He feels like his reputation has been tarnished unfairly.”

In a statement, a spokesperson for the ICE said Sayed was taken into custody purely “for allegedly violating the terms of his admission to the United States,” meaning the revocation of the I-20 leave to remain.

A federal official familiar with the case said it wasn’t unusual for students to have their I-20 rescinded – for a variety of reasons, including academic performance – and that sometimes such students are then detained by the ICE before their deportation can be arranged.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/news-blog/2016/mar/04/egyptian-student-us-visa-revoked-facebook-post-trump

Edited March 4, 2016 by Boiler

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Hate begets hate. Who knew!

Edited March 4, 2016 by Janelle2002

[Boiler 46,359]

Who did Trump say this about?

“wouldn’t mind serving a life sentence for killing this guy”

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Trump's been badmouthing a whole demographic for quite a while now and AmericanAmerican Muslims are suffering for it.

Other counties think U.S. military men and women are terrorist. Can you imagine what the U.S. would be saYing if a candidate for presidency in another country suggest capturing family members of U.S. military personnel? This is something we should not want to happen. His comment endangers families.

[khwaidee1 196]

Read that he has already self-deported. That was quick.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Read that he has already self-deported. That was quick.

He should. Not sure what he thought the outcome of his statement would be. He's lucky to be alive. Look at how done of the Donald Duck protesters are being treated, kicked, stomped and spit on.

[Boiler 46,359]

He was given VD, not sure if he has actually left.

[khwaidee1 196]

He was given VD, not sure if he has actually left.

http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/759jtg35p/Muslim-Student-Self-Deports-After-Threatening-Donald-Trump.htm

[smilesammich 10,727]

Who did Trump say this about?

“wouldn’t mind serving a life sentence for killing this guy”

are you asking for real? is this a guessing game?

or does " i could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose voters" cover it?

[Ban Hammer 13,716]

He was given VD, not sure if he has actually left.

seems rather harsh. couldn't they just fly him back to his country instead?

[khwaidee1 196]

seems rather harsh. couldn't they just fly him back to his country instead?

[Expat1 971]

are you asking for real? is this a guessing game?

or does " i could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose voters" cover it?

Word

Looking for investors in reality show "Trump deported to Egypt"

[ExPatty 502]

Trump: I don't want to let new muslims in the country because we don't know enough about them

This guy: @*#( him! I will kill him

Point goes to Trump.

Edited March 5, 2016 by ExPatty

[ExPatty 502]

Trump's been badmouthing a whole demographic for quite a while now and AmericanAmerican Muslims are suffering for it.

Other counties think U.S. military men and women are terrorist. Can you imagine what the U.S. would be saYing if a candidate for presidency in another country suggest capturing family members of U.S. military personnel? This is something we should not want to happen. His comment endangers families.

You need to stop comparing terrorists to sovereign nations.