Judge Orders Deportation of Detainee

An immigration judge has ordered the deportation of an Egyptian man 10 months after he was jailed at the San Diego Correctional Facility at Otay Mesa and detained without bail because of fears he could be a security threat.

Abdelrehim Kewan, 36, drove up to the gates of Camp Pendleton last year, saying he had taken a wrong turn and needed directions. Federal officials detained him two weeks later when they discovered that his immigration status was unsettled.

Immigration Judge Gaylyn Boone doubted that Kewan’s marriage to an American woman was legitimate and questioned his claim that he was an abused spouse, a condition that can help an immigrant obtain permanent resident status.

Kewan’s attorney, Jonathan Montag, said he planned to appeal, a process that could take six months.