Ohio Cleric To Be Deported For Terror Ties…

And since he’s a suspect…

That’s good riddance?

Federal authorities arrested an Islamic religious leader Friday as they began the process of deporting him for lying about ties to terrorist groups.

Imam Fawaz Damra, the spiritual leader of Ohio’s largest mosque, was convicted in June 2004 of concealing ties to three groups that the U.S. government classifies as terrorist organizations when he applied for U.S. citizenship in 1994.

That conviction was upheld in March, clearing the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to begin deportation proceedings.

Damra, 44, was arrested early Friday without incident, the immigration office said.

“With today’s arrest, ICE begins the process of removing from the United States a criminal alien who has unequivocally supported terrorists and terrorist organizations,” Brian Moskowitz, special agent with the federal office in Detroit, said in a statement.

Hey, if Islamists want to thrive in our midsts, they can denounce their extremist community. It’s not that hard and they can gain major traction by saying, “Not In Our Name!” Anything less should be seen as grounds for non-inclusion…

Is that wrong?