A British journalist and political commentator who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents late last month at San Francisco International Airport will be released, his lawyer told CBS News on Monday.

Sami Hamdi 's expected release comes after he accepted the U.S. government's offer to leave the country voluntarily, according to his family and the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

"The government agreed to allow our client Sami Hamdi to return home voluntarily, with no order of removal and no allegations," Hamdi's attorney told CBS News in a statement on Monday. "We are currently working out the logistics of his return."

Hamdi was in the U.S. for a speaking tour when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained him at the California airport, CAIR official

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