Editing Patriot Act (section)

=== Sami Al-Arian ===

[[Sami Al-Arian]] was a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]]-[[Americans|American]] tenured [[computer engineering]] professor at the [[University of South Florida]], who also actively promoted dialogue between the West and the Middle East, especially about the plight of Palestinians. He was indicted in February 2003 on 17 counts under the Patriot Act. A jury acquitted him on 8 counts and deadlocked on the remaining 9 counts.  He later struck a plea bargain and admitted to one of the remaining charges in exchange for being released and deported by April 2007. However, instead of being released, he was held under house arrest in Northern Virginia from 2008 until 2014 when federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss charges against him.<ref>Josh Gerstein, [http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/sami-al-arian-prosecution-108404.html#ixzz35uX4KECf Feds drop Sami Al-Arian prosecution], [[Politico.com]], June 27, 2014.</ref> He was deported to [[Turkey]] on February 4, 2015.<ref>Jodie Tillman, [https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/sami-al-arian-leaves-us-and-goes-to-turkey/2216534/ Ex-USF professor Sami al-Arian deported to Turkey], [[Tampabay.com]], February 5, 2015.</ref>