SAN FRANCISCO — A visiting British journalist who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month — allegedly for expressing opinions disfavored by the Trump administration — will be released from custody following his agreement Monday to voluntarily leave the country, advocates said.

Sami Hamdi, a British journalist and political commentator, had been visiting the United States on a speaking tour when he was detained at San Francisco International Airport on Oct. 26. At the time, a federal spokesperson accused him without evidence of “support(ing) terrorism and undermin(ing) American national security.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security also confirmed that it had revoked Hamdi’s visa.

The agreement with the federal government also establishes that Hamdi will not be

See Full Page