Saudi Acquitted in Terror Case Is Deported
From Times Wire Reports
A Saudi graduate student who was acquitted of terrorism support charges last month in Boise was released from jail and deported, leaving for his homeland nearly a year and a half after his arrest.
“Sami is en route,” defense attorney David Nevin said after speaking with federal immigration officials and learning that Sami Omar Al-Hussayen’s deportation to Saudi Arabia had taken place.
Local officials confirmed that the former University of Idaho computer science student had flown out of the Boise airport.
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