Ohio cleric facing deportation sues ICE to gain back his freedom

Cites academics saying government misused their work in deportation proceedings

Aug 01, 2025

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COLUMBUS — A former chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is suing the federal government in an attempt to regain his asylum status.

Ayman Soliman, the former Muslim chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital whom federal authorities are trying to deport on what his lawyers are saying is a trumped-up basis. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio Immigrant Alli…

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Marty Schladen

Marty Schladen is a veteran journalist. Now working for the Ohio Capital Journal, he's worked for The Columbus Dispatch, the El Paso Times and several other newspapers.