LONDON (Reuters) -British pro-Palestinian commentator Sami Hamdi, who is being held by U.S. immigration authorities, is set to be released, his family said on Monday, a fortnight after he was detained midway through a national speaking tour.

U.S. Homeland Security officials detained Hamdi and revoked his visa on October 26, saying then that he would be deported rather than allowed to complete his speaking tour in the United States.

The department spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin had said “those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country” under U.S. President Donald Trump.

Conservative figures had been urging the Trump administration to expel Hamdi, who has spoken in support of Palestinian rights and criticised Israel fo

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