Hasan Pikeer, popular left -wing streamer, says he was being held at the airport

Hasan PikeerA popular Turkish American online streamer, said he was stopped and was questioned for hours about his political beliefs by American customs and border protection after he had flown back to the United States from abroad on Sunday.

Mr Piker, 33, said in a live broadcast on Monday that he was asked about his job, his beliefs about Gaza and President Trump and other topics he discusses about his live streams while being held for two hours at an airport in Chicago.

Mr Pikeer, who was born in the United States, said he was over Through worldwide access, An American customs and border protection program that facilitates the security controls for travelers that are considered low risk when an agent asked him to step aside.

According to Mr Piker, an American immigration and customs enforcement agent led him to an area that he described as a “detention center”, where he was brought in a room for interrogation.

“It is very clear that they knew who I was,” said Pikeer, with the help of an expletive.

Mr. Pecker has approximately 4.5 million followers Combined on YouTube and Twitch. His fluency between culture and ideology has led many to burn a Joe Rogan from the left.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said in one Explanation on social media The fact that Mr Pikeer “claims that his political beliefs have activated the inspection are unfounded.”

“When entering the country, this person was referred for further inspection – a routine, legal process that takes place daily and can request for every traveler,” she said. “When his inspection was completed, he was immediately released.”

Mr Piker described the conversation as “real, really interesting” and “very cordial”. He said that the agent asked him what he did for his work, the topics he spoke about in his flows and whether he discussed the news, including the war in Gaza and President Trump.

“They immediately tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to hold me permanently,” said Mr. Piker, use an expletive again. “There is no direct connection or direct involvement.”

Mr Piker also described the agent, who identified himself as Iraqi, as ‘very sympathetic’. When he asked the agent why he was held, Piker said the agent told him it was “routine.”

He said that he was also repeatedly asked about his opinions and whether he was involved in Hamas, the Houthis, a militant group that controls Northern Jemen, and Hezbollah. During the interrogation, Mr Piker said that he was transparent in his answers and repeated the same answers, including describing himself as a “pacifist” who wanted to end that wars.

In his broadcast, Mr Piker said that he intended to submit an online investigation about why he was stopped.