Immigration

A Somali Man With No Serious Criminal Record Is Spending 9/11 in Detention at Guantanamo Bay

Adam Abdullah was legally working in the U.S. when he was detained as part of "Operation Metro Surge" in the Twin Cities. His biggest criminal offense is a parking ticket.

Eric Boehm | 9.11.2026 11:50 AM

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Adam Abdullah came to the United States as an asylum seeker and was legally working in the country when he was arrested by federal immigration agents in December.

Abdullah is now being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba—in the military prison that was originally set up to detain suspected terrorists in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. He's been sent there despite having a criminal record that consists of nothing more serious than a pair of parking tickets.

"Obviously, there is a political rationale for sending immigrants to Guantanamo that has nothing to do with national security or immigration enforcement,"........

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