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U.S judge says terrorism convict can't be deported to Pakistan
Source: Reuters
World | Sat Apr 16, 2016 1:46pm EDT
U.S judge says terrorism convict can't be deported to Pakistan
WASHINGTON | BY JOHN SHIFFMAN
A Maryland man believed to be the youngest person ever convicted of U.S. terrorism charges may not be deported to Pakistan because he would likely face torture there by government officials, an American judge has ruled.
Mohammed H. Khalid, who legally moved from Pakistan with his family to suburban Baltimore as a young teenager, was arrested in 2011 at age 17 as part of the failed "Jihad Jane" conspiracy to murder a Swedish artist who had blasphemed the Prophet Mohammad.
Khalid pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and cooperated with the FBI more than 20 times, teaching U.S. agents how to combat online jihadists, records show. But when his five-year sentence concluded late last year, U.S. officials sought to deport him to Pakistan, a move his lawyers said would likely subject him to torture.
"This is a huge victory - immigration judges do this in one percent of the cases when someone argues they will be tortured if sent home," said Khalid's lawyer, Wayne Sachs of Philadelphia.
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U.S judge says terrorism convict can't be deported to Pakistan
WASHINGTON | BY JOHN SHIFFMAN
A Maryland man believed to be the youngest person ever convicted of U.S. terrorism charges may not be deported to Pakistan because he would likely face torture there by government officials, an American judge has ruled.
Mohammed H. Khalid, who legally moved from Pakistan with his family to suburban Baltimore as a young teenager, was arrested in 2011 at age 17 as part of the failed "Jihad Jane" conspiracy to murder a Swedish artist who had blasphemed the Prophet Mohammad.
Khalid pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and cooperated with the FBI more than 20 times, teaching U.S. agents how to combat online jihadists, records show. But when his five-year sentence concluded late last year, U.S. officials sought to deport him to Pakistan, a move his lawyers said would likely subject him to torture.
"This is a huge victory - immigration judges do this in one percent of the cases when someone argues they will be tortured if sent home," said Khalid's lawyer, Wayne Sachs of Philadelphia.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-jihadjane-khalid-idUSKCN0XD0X2