US-Turkish commentator stopped at border, questioned about Gaza viewsHasan Piker says he was held by US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) at Chicago’s O’Hare airport and questioned for nearly two hours about his views on Trump and Israel’s war on Gaza.
In a livestream on Twitch, where he has 2.8 million followers, Piker, who was carrying a US passport when he entered the country, said he was led to a private room on his arrival.
He said a CBP officer questioned him about his criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza, asking him, “Do you like Hamas? Like, do you support Hamas? Do you think Hamas is a resistance group?”
The incident has drawn criticism from rights advocates.
Chip Gibbons, the policy director of Defending Rights & Dissent, said the rights group was “deeply disturbed that CBP is stopping political commentators at the border to interrogate them about First Amendment-protected activities”.
“Such an abuse of power is an affront to press freedom,” Gibbons said.
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