Biography
Hany Kiareldeen is a Palestinian immigrant held by the Immigration and Naturalization Service beginning in March 1998 on the basis of secret evidence. He challenged the inability to confront his accusers and was released after approximately nineteen months. In 2000 he testified to Congress about the detention and urged repeal of secret-evidence provisions. This historical INS case predates ICE and is not a record of present imprisonment.
Case history and verification
Hany Kiareldeen is a Palestinian immigrant held by the Immigration and Naturalization Service beginning in March 1998 on the basis of secret evidence. He challenged the inability to confront his accusers and was released after approximately nineteen months. In 2000 he testified to Congress about the detention and urged repeal of secret-evidence provisions. This historical INS case predates ICE and is not a record of present imprisonment.
Status reviewed October 8, 2026: Historical case. The profile records the last documented outcome; no current ICE custody is asserted.
Sources
- Kiareldeen's congressional testimony, May 23, 2000
- ACLU: nineteen-month detention and congressional advocacy
Verified detail sources (October 8, 2026): In his May 23, 2000 congressional testimony, Hany Kiareldeen describes himself as a free man. His existing birth year and partial case dates are preserved. Source 1.
