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October 23, 2013

Chicago Palestinian Activist Accused of Immigration Fraud 
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An Arab-American community activist has been arrested in Chicago on
charges of immigration fraud. Rasmieh Odeh is accused of concealing her
detention in an Israeli prison 40 years ago on bombing charges. Odeh
works as an associate director at the Arab American Action Network, a
Chicago-area group that works on behalf of new immigrants and campaigns
against anti-Arab discrimination. In a statement, the activist group
Committee to Stop FBI Repression said Odeh's arrest appears linked to
the case of 23 antiwar activists subpoenaed by the FBI in 2010.

 

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