Thomas Afram Chammo, 27, is a citizen of Lebanon. He is in the United States as a non-immigrant visa entrant.
Thomas Afram Chammo
On July 12, 2024, Chammo entered the U.S. through Dallas, Texas, USA as a non-immigrant visa holder for military training at Fort Sill, a U.S. Army post in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. Dallas is around 200 miles away from Fort Sill.
After completing training, Chammo was scheduled to return to Lebanon on December 5, 2024. However, he absconded after he failed to board his scheduled return flight.
On April 3, 2025, officers from the field office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Dallas, Texas arrested Chammo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He remains in ICE custody pending immigration removal proceedings.
Because Chammo is a non-immigrant visa entrant, he is entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge. The judge will determine if the Lebanese man can remain in the U.S. or be removed.
Formed on March 1, 2003, ICE is based in Washington, D.C., USA. On April 10, 2025, the agency posted then deleted a promotion graphic on X with the statement, “If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it is out job to stop it”.
Fort Sill
First built during the Indian Wars, which was from 1609 to 1890, Fort Sill covers almost 94,000 acres. It is around 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
Since 1869, Fort Sill has played a significant role in every major conflict in the U.S. It is one of the four locations for the Basic Combat Training (BCT), a recruiting training program for service in the U.S. Army.
Born in Haret Hreik, Beirut, Lebanon, Michel Naim Aoun was trained at Fort Sill and served in the Lebanese Army from 1958 to 1991. Stationed at Fort Sill, PeterMcRobbie served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968.
Aoun served as the acting prime minister of Lebanon from September 22, 1988 to October 13, 1990 and the 13t president of the country from October 31, 2016 to October 31, 2022. On September 30, 2024, he turned 91.
Born in Hawick, Scotland, United Kingdom, McRobbie turned 82 on January 31, 2025. He played trial judge Walter Bradley in “Law & Order” from 2001 to 2009 and in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” from 2003 to 2012, Federal Bureau of Investigation supervisor Frederick Elliott in “Boardwalk Empire” from 2010 to 2014 and Father Paul Lantom in “Daredevil” from 2015 to 2018.
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