President Donald Trump is defending his decision to pardon Joe Arpaio, calling the controversial former Arizona sheriff a “patriot” who loves his country, NBC News reported. During a news conference with the president of Finland on Monday, Trump said Arpaio was not treated well by the Obama administration and had success in his long career for the people of Arizona.
A U.S.-born ISIS fighter has been detained in northern Iraq, but it was not clear if he was captured or surrendered, according to reports.
The man pictured in photos released by local media was identified by an uncle as Mohamed Jamal Khweis, 26, of Alexandria, Virginia.
"That's him. I cannot believe it," the uncle, Kamal Khweis, told NBC News Monday. "He doesn't even speak Arabic. ISIS? I cannot believe this."
He said Mohamed told his family he was going to Europe for vacation and when they last heard from him, he said he was in Greece.
"They don't know anything about him going to the Middle East."
