From Fox News: New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill attended a Ramadan event at a Paterson mosque led by an Imam who fought deportation for years over alleged ties to Hamas.
Sherrill posted photos of her visit to the Islamic Center of Passaic County on social media, wearing a hijab and taking selfies. In one image, she is seen speaking with the mosque’s longtime leader, Imam Mohammad Qatanani.
“Thank you to the Islamic Center of Passaic County for welcoming me to join their celebration as the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close,” she wrote. “I wish our Muslim neighbors a safe, joyous, and peaceful Eid al-Fitr.”
Qatanani, a Palestinian-born cleric, has been at the center of a decades-long immigration battle after federal authorities sought to deport him, citing alleged ties to Hamas and claims he failed to disclose a prior detention in Israel. He has denied those allegations, saying he was detained but never convicted.
The report explains that the federal government tried to deport Qatanani in the mid-2000s over allegations of misrepresentations on his green card application, but an immigration judge dismissed the evidence and ruled in his favor in 2008.
Ultimately, in 2025 a federal appeals court blocked his deportation, claiming immigration officials acted improperly in attempting to reverse his legal status.
Thank you to the Islamic Center of Passaic County for welcoming me to join their celebration as the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close.
I wish our Muslim neighbors a safe, joyous, and peaceful Eid al-Fitr. pic.twitter.com/kmrkFSMQdw
— Governor Mikie Sherrill (@GovSherrillNJ) March 20, 2026
Sherrill is being grand-slammed on social media for visiting the mosque and dressing up in a hijab.
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