Liberal loudmouth streamer Hasan Piker claims he was detained by US immigration officials
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Champagne socialist streamer Hasan Piker claims US immigration officials were trying to “detain him permanently” when they allegedly stopped him for questioning after he flew from France to Chicago over the weekend.
“They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently,” Piker recounted in a 40-minute livestream, saying agents were peppering him with questions about his feelings about Hamas.
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