Convicted plane bomber to appear in court in bid for release
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A Jordanian-born Palestinian who's been in immigration custody since he finished a prison sentence for putting a bomb on a plane in 1982 is expected to appear in a Buffalo courtroom in his bid for release.
Mohammed Rashed has been held at a facility outside Buffalo while the government has explored options to deport him. A federal court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
Rashed pleaded guilty in 2002 to his role in the bombing of Hawaii-bound Pan Am Flight 830 after it took off from Tokyo. A Japanese teenager was killed. As part of his plea, the United States said it would work to deport Rashed upon his release from prison.
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Rashed finished his sentence in 2013, but diplomatic complications have stalled deportation efforts. Records show Rashed has asked to be sent to the West Bank.