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We're deporting this guy.

Unfortunately, there's more to the process than just applying a boot to his ass:

CLEVELAND (AP) -- An Islamic religious leader convicted of concealing ties to terrorist groups remains jailed in Michigan seven months after he reached a deal with the U.S. government to be deported.

The agreement called for Fawaz Damra's deportation to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Egypt or the Palestinian territories. But so far, no one has been willing to take the former imam of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, officials said.

The article tells us that he was caught on tape raising money for a terrorist group, then:

Damra is having a difficult time in jail and misses his wife and three children, who still live in the Cleveland area, friend Haider Alawan said.

"He's a man without a country," Alawan said.

posted by Laura. at 11:14 AM

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