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Oak Forest man remains in ICE custody awaiting immigration hearing

Aug 4, 2025·Location: Mokena, IL

Country of origin: Jordan

Oak Forest man remains in ICE custody awaiting immigration hearing
Photo via Chicago Sun-Times

Hamed Alsaidi, 31, an immigrant from Jordan living in Oak Forest, Illinois, was arrested by Mokena police on Aug. 1 after officers found eight glass bottles filled with an ignitable liquid in his backpack along with a map of Orland Park labeled with the word "mosque." A Will County judge granted him pretrial release with electronic monitoring on Aug. 2, and the sheriff's office said it was barred under the Illinois TRUST Act from honoring an ICE detainer lodged against him that day. ICE took Alsaidi into custody on Aug. 4 and charged him in federal court with felony unlawful possession of a weapon and obstructing identification. As of August 2026, he remains in ICE custody in Indiana, awaiting the outcome of his immigration hearing.

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