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‘My time in the US has come to an end’: Dr. Sami al-Arian on his deportation and the fight for justice in post 9/11 America

By Sami al-Arian February 9, 2015 13

Civil rights activist Sami al-Arian, the first American charged in a high profile terror case after 9/11 was deported to Turkey. Al-Arian spent 12 years incarcerated, but was never convicted of any crime. He penned an open letter on the day he left the country.