Uncle Mohamed’s Unseen Journey | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

After 22 years in the U.S. as an asylum seeker, Mohamed was abruptly detained and deported to Somalia without warning, despite having lived peacefully in Maine for a decade and being under immigration supervision. His niece, Eza Omar, raced to his aid after receiving a frantic text, joining a frantic family effort to track his movements across states as federal agents ramped up arrests in immigrant communities. Mohamed’s final call came from an airport just before a federal judge halted deportations for Somalis — too late for him. Now in Somalia, he’s reportedly injured from detention, and…