Case Closes For Family Accused Of Terrorist Ties (after ** 2 yrs in jail**)

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http://cbs4denver.com/crime/local_story_335105741.html

Four years after the FBI accused his relatives of having terrorist ties, Abdul Qayyum said he still considers the United States the best country in the world.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Babcock accepted plea deals that dropped and reduced immigration charges against Qayyum and his family. The FBI alleged they had ties to terrorism, but no charges related to terrorism were ever filed.

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Charges also were dropped against Haroon Rashid, Saima's husband, who has been jailed for more than two years. He faces deportation after an assault on someone who hassled his family, but the deportation is on hold pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Jeff Dorschner, U.S. attorney's office spokesman, said the case was handled fairly. He said the government considers immigration violations especially serious and is obligated to prosecute when someone lies to a federal official. "Although it was a long process, it was a fair and just result," he said.