Sheikh Zoubir Bouchikhi was placed in immigrant detention just before Bush left office. News reports have not been clear as to exactly what he did that caused him to be detained so long.
The Houston Muslim community has rallied around him and he has now been released, but he may still face deportation.
see also: "Jailed Houston Imam Zoubir Bouchikhi Speaks from Private Immigration Prison," Democracy Now, April 29, 2009
