ICE re-detained 77-year-old Akram Omar in defiance of a release order

Date

Jun 8, 2026

Kind

Court order

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

theintercept.com ↗

Court or forum

M.D. La., Judge Brian Jackson

What happened

Ten days after a court-ordered release, agents arrested Omar at his home on the pretext of a check-in and scheduled a flight to Israel; Jackson ordered immediate re-release and barred re-detention, and ICE returned him home that evening.

Publisher

The Intercept