A Greensboro man has a bond hearing Tuesday to determine if he should be released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Georgia.
Helen Parsonage, an attorney for Mohamed Naser, says he was picked up by authorities earlier this month and questioned about his views on Iran.
“To which point I said, ‘You do realize he’s not Iranian and that he’s Libyan?’" she says. "He [the agent] said, ‘Yes, I realize that, but I have to ask these questions.’”
Parsonage says Naser has no criminal record. He’s been asked to voluntarily deport himself, but declined.
WFDD reached out to ICE officials for comment. No one from the media office replied to the request.
Hear Parsonage's conversation with WFDD's Paul Garber above.