San Diego, June 19, 2025 - These are images you don\u2019t forget: Two masked officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency escort a man in handcuffs out of a federal courthouse in San Diego. His name is Sayed Naser. He worked as an interpreter for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, served from 2015 to 2018, and co-owned a logistics company with his brothers that provided mine-clearing support to the military. In a video circulating on the platform X (formerly Twitter), Naser says, \u201cI worked for the U.S. Army. I wanted a better life. I didn\u2019t know it would end like this for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naser legally entered the United States in 2024 - with what is known as a humanitarian parole, granted after an appointment with Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He properly filed an asylum application, and his case for a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) for at-risk local staff is also pending. But on June 11, the day of his first mandatory hearing, Naser was arrested by ICE agents immediately after leaving the courtroom. The official reason given was that the case was \"improvidently issued\" - a phrase that even leaves experienced attorneys at a loss. His lawyer, Brian McGoldrick, said, \u201cNo one knows what that\u2019s supposed to mean.\u201d According to human rights organizations, this phrase is increasingly being used to summarily end asylum cases and fulfill deportation quotas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n