Spain allows US extradition case against pro-Palestine aid donor to proceed

James ‘Fergie’ Chambers at home in Tunis in February 2024. Photograph: Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Getty Images James ‘Fergie’ Chambers at home in Tunis in February 2024. Photograph: Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Getty Images US foreign policy Spain allows US extradition case against pro-Palestine aid donor to proceed Lawyers for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers, wanted over alleged support for Hamas, say client is being persecuted

Prefer the Guardian on Google The Spanish government has decided to allow the Trump administration’s controversial extradition request to extradite wealthy activist James “Fergie” Chambers to continue in the country’s courts.

Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects, is currently imprisoned in Madrid. It is the first known case of the US seeking to extradite a citizen over alleged support for Hamas, an accusation tied to money Chambers has donated to support Palestinians, including the Sameer Project, in Gaza.