A US federal court has raised “serious questions” about the legality of detaining pro-Palestine British journalist Sami Hamdi, according to a legal advocacy group.

The court has blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency from transferring Hamdi out of California. Meanwhile, his case proceeds, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) said on Saturday.

Cair added that the court recognised that Hamdi’s lawyers “raised serious questions regarding whether his detention was retaliation for protected speech under the First Amendment”.

The advocacy group described the ruling as “an important first step”.

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