California Conservative

You can bet this case is about more than just immigration.

S.F. Chronicle reports: “A Muslim cleric with ties to Lodi men caught up in an FBI terrorism investigation agreed Friday to be deported to his native Pakistan along with his son rather than fight government immigration charges.”

“Mohammad Adil Khan, 47, and his son, Mohammad Hassan Adil, 19, had been accused of overstaying their visas, and Adil Khan was charged with coming to the United States under false pretenses.

Both men admitted to visa violations during a court proceeding in San Francisco. In exchange, the government set aside allegations that Adil Khan had lied when he came to the United States and that he had falsely claimed to be working as a Muslim imam in Lodi.

Adil Khan, smiling and appearing jovial as he was led out of the courtroom in shackles and handcuffs, has heart problems and wants to go back to Pakistan with his sons, daughter and wife, his attorney Saad Ahmad said.”

Jovial because somewhere else, his sentence might’ve been more severe. Let’s hope his smile doesn’t belie something else to come.

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