Madam Speaker. I am deeply concerned about the upcoming possible deportation of Mr. Sameh Khouzam. an Egyptian man who is currently detained in York. Pennsylvania. The Second Circuit Court granted a stay of deportation to Egypt based on a finding that it was "more likely than not" that he would be tortured upon return. Reportedly. the U.S. Government received assurances from the Egyptian Government that Mr. Khouzam would not be tortured were he to be returned to Egypt. I am deeply disturbed that the U.S. Government appears to have taken this assurance at face value in light of the extensive evidence of torture against Egyptian citizens. particulary against religious minorities.
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