VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-21
“It was as if I assassinated the president,”
Assim Alkhawaja · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Assim Alkhawaja recounted how intensely restrained he was upon being arrested by ICE agents.
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