KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Syed Jamal is back in the Kansas City area.
The chemist and father of three children was granted a second stay of removal on Monday as he was in the process of being deported to Bangladesh. On Tuesday, his attorney filed a motion asking the court to either send Jamal's case to Hawaii or return him to Missouri.
Jamal's attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford said during a news conference Wednesday that Jamal returned to the KC area around 2:30 p.m., and he was in good spirits.
"He has a job to go back to. He has a family to go back to. He has a community he can go back to, so we're asking ICE to basically do the right thing. Do the right thing and let the man out," said his brother.
If Jamal is not released, there will be a hearing over his detention in March.
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