A British political commentator who once urged Muslims to �celebrate the victory� after Hamas� Oct. 7, 2023 massacre in Israel was detained by U.S. authorities Sunday -� part of the Trump administration�s crackdown on foreign nationals accused of supporting terrorism.

Sami Hamdi, a London-based pundit with a history of inflammatory statements, was taken into custody at San Francisco International Airport shortly after arriving to headline a speaking tour organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the group confirmed Monday.

The Department of Homeland Security said Hamdi�s visa had been revoked and that he was being held in ICE custody pending removal.

�Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country. It�s common sense,� DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin posted on X.

Hamdi�s detention follows mounting calls from lawmakers and national-security advocates to bar him from entering the country over his vocal praise of Hamas during and after the group�s deadly assault on Israel.

Just days after Hamas gunmen slaughtered 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped hundreds more, Hamdi addressed worshippers at a London mosque, telling them not to �pity� the Palestinians but to �celebrate the victory.�

�We are pitying a people who brought a huge victory since 1948,� Hamdi said in a speech captured on video. �Don�t pity them, they don�t want your pity. Celebrate the victory.�

He went further, reportedly asking the audience, �How many of you felt it in your hearts when you got the news that it happened? How many of you felt the euphoria? Allahu Akbar!�

Hamdi has also dismissed reports of violence against women committed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 as �fabrications,� and accused Israel of orchestrating what he called a �genocide� in Gaza.

Hamdi was detained shortly after delivering a speech at CAIR�s annual gala in California and was scheduled to appear at another event in Florida. Federal officials reportedly intercepted him at SFO before he could board a connecting flight.

Trump administration officials privately described the move as part of a broader national-security review aimed at �foreign extremists using free-speech tours as cover for incitement.�

While DHS declined to specify the intelligence that triggered the visa revocation, one administration source said Hamdi�s online posts and speeches �met the threshold of glorifying terrorism under federal standards.�

Conservative activist Laura Loomer publicly claimed credit for alerting immigration authorities to Hamdi�s presence. �I demanded that federal authorities treat Hamdi as the major national security threat that he is,� she wrote on X, adding that she provided evidence of his �documented support for Islamic terrorism.�

CAIR � one of the nation�s most prominent Muslim-advocacy organizations � blasted the arrest, accusing the Trump administration of persecuting Hamdi for his criticism of Israel.

�Abducting a prominent British Muslim journalist and political commentator on a speaking tour in the United States because he dared to criticize the Israeli government�s genocide is a blatant affront to free speech,� the group said in a statement.

CAIR went further, calling the detention �an Israel First policy, not an America First policy,� and urged federal authorities to �immediately release� Hamdi.

The organization did not address Hamdi�s past comments praising Hamas or his claims denying the terror group�s documented atrocities.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)