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San Diego Woman Accused Of Helping Al-Shabab Remains In Federal Custody
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A San Diego woman charged with helping a Somalia-based terror group will remain behind bars for the foreseeable future. The defense did not ask for bail because of the woman’s immigration status.
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego woman charged with helping a Somalia-based terror group will remain behind bars for the foreseeable future. The defense did not ask for bail because of the woman’s immigration status.
Above: Nima Ali Yusuf's family gather around her defense attorney after a hearing in November 2010.
Defense attorney Charles Rees said it would have been futile to request bail for Nima Ali Yusuf because she is not a U.S. citizen. Even if federal authorities had released her on bail, Rees said Yusuf would automatically be placed in an Immigration Custom Enforcement facility.
Yusuf is accused of sending $800 to al-Shabab fighters who originated from Minneapolis. According to an FBI intercept of a phone conversation, Yusuf acknowledged that sending money to al-Shabab fighters could get her into trouble.
In another conversation, the FBI said Yusuf told a friend, “I am so Shabaab, ooh my gosh, 100 percent.”
Yusuf has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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