Rep Calls for DHS to Deport Gaza Journalist Who Admitted to Protecting Hamas Through Propaganda
24th September 2026
An outspoken member of the House Freedom Caucus has called on President Donald Trump’s administration to remove a photojournalist from the United States after he publicly admitted in an online video interview that the conditions of his work were dictated by Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip.
The journalist, Motaz Azaiza, who has been championed by Rep. Rashida Tlaib and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, also admitted to witnessing the Israeli hostages of the Oct. 7 massacre being beaten and paraded in the streets of Gaza, but refused to take photos of the incident.
“People got out, watched, beat them, hit them, and I followed them and filmed,” Azaiza told the “Taqarrab” podcast over the weekend. “But I did not publish those videos.”
“Why? Because I did not want to ruin the lives of the people who were filmed,” the photographer continued. “I understood that Israel would use those videos to identify every person who was there and eliminate them.”
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Signal, Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., said that Azaiza “needs to be deported.”