ICE Uses 9/11 'Material Support' Claim To Jail Ohio Chaplain Without Bond; Butler County Deal Fuels Trump Deportation Push

ProPublica’s investigation details how DHS elevated disputed 'material support' allegations to terminate asylum for Ayman Soliman and hold him without bond, with ICE detaining him at Butler County Jail. The case highlights post-9/11 counterterror tools converging with immigration enforcement under Trump, potential due-process gaps, and local backlash from faith leaders and hospital colleagues. Government filings included an 'inadvertent' Iraq reference, and scholars say DHS misused their research. Advocates warn this test case could pave the way for faster removals using broad national-security labels.