In a rare move, an action from a GOP-controlled House subcommittee has appeared to put a halt to the imminent deportation of Amer "Al” Adi Othman, an Ohio dad and small businessman, who faces being torn from his family after nearly four decades in the U.S.:
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee unanimously approved U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan's "private bill" to ask federal immigration officials to release Youngstown businessman Amer Othman Adi from jail and grant him a stay of deportation.
At 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the subcommittee approved Ryan's bill to ask the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a six month stay of deportation to further review Adi's situation.
This is a huge step forward for the family, and following the House subcommittee’s move, they expected ICE to have released him by either Thursday night or Friday morning. But according to his attorney, Adi remains in ICE custody:
Adding to the confusion is that jail officials cannot discuss the case and ICE, which likely knows the most about Adi's status, is not talking.
“Amer deserves to have his case heard in court, and he deserves to stay in the United States—his home,” Congressman Ryan said.“In light of this development I call on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Amer from custody to rejoin his family in Youngstown.”