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Judge Orders Scientist in Immigration Case Released from Jail

Syed Jamal was ordered to be released from the Platte County (Missouri) Jail on Tuesday.  (Photo from Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law)
Syed Jamal was ordered to be released from the Platte County (Missouri) Jail on Tuesday. (Photo from Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law)

A federal judge this afternoon ordered the immediate release of Syed Jamal, the Bangladeshi-born scientist whom the government is trying to deport. Dan Margolies reports for the Kansas News Service.


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Dan Margolies is a reporter for KCUR Radio and a contributor to Kansas Public Radio and the Kansas News Service.  Follow him on Twitter: @DanMargolies
 

The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.