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KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A Lawrence chemistry who garnered worldwide attention has won remand from the Board of Immigration Appeals after ICE officials took him into custody earlier this year.
The Board of Immigration Appeals agreed that Syed Jamal should be given an opportunity to present his deportation case to an immigration judge. The decision was made Thursday and received Monday.
Jamal’s lead attorney said the Board found that “reopening is warranted”. The decision will now allow Jamal to have an immigration judge in Kansas City review his deportation case and any relief he may have. It is also likely, that loved ones who propelled him to fame will finally be able to tell a judge what Jamal means to them and why he should not be deported from the United States.
“This is certainly a wonderful day for Mr. Jamal, his wife and their three children,” Jamal’s lead attorney, Rekha Sharma-Crawford said. “Since the Board of Immigration Appeals remanded the case for a full hearing, Mr. Jamal and his family will now have the opportunity to ask an Immigration Judge to review multiple forms of relief allowed under the law; it is also a good day for the rule of law.”
This comes after Jamal garnered worldwide attention after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took him into custody in front of his children on Jan. 24. Loved ones were outraged by what they were witnessing, and his children, ignited a campaign for his return.
After an immigration judge denied his pleas to intervene, Jamal appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
In the meantime he continued to be held in custody, being flown as far away as Hawaii before the board issued a stay of removal.
When he returned to Kansas City, efforts began, including filing a federal lawsuit, to secure Jamal’s release from detention. On March 20, after a lengthy hearing, a judge ordered Jamal’s release.
Jamal’s threat of deportation is no longer imminent. The case will return to a Kansas City immigration court where a judge will decide the fate of Jamal and his family.
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