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El-Sayed Faces Scrutiny After Half-Sister’s Felony Arrest

8/14/2026

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Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces new scrutiny after his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi was arrested on felony charges tied to an anti-ICE protest.
She was booked Oct. 3 on two aggravated-battery felony counts for allegedly spitting on an Illinois state trooper and two misdemeanor resisting-obstruction counts, after a podcast where she called ICE “terrorizing” and said she joined protesters.
Fox News Digital found no court update, leaving the case pending.

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Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces new scrutiny after his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi was arrested on felony charges tied to an anti-ICE protest.
She was booked Oct. 3 on two aggravated-battery felony counts for allegedly spitting on an Illinois state trooper and two misdemeanor resisting-obstruction counts, after a podcast where she called ICE “terrorizing” and said she joined protesters.
Fox News Digital found no court update, leaving the case pending.