ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- An Ann Arbor area Muslim leader who has been pulled into the federal terrorism investigation will remained jailed until at least Jan. 2., a judge said Wednesday.

Rabih Haddad, 41, was taken into custody Friday. He appeared in court Wednesday to face an immigration violation charge, but was denied bail.

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Haddad is an assistant imam at the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor and a board member and former chief executive officer of the Global Relief Foundation.

The Global Relief's Chicago-area offices were raided last week. The government has frozen the foundation's assets because agents suspect the agency of funding terrorist activities.

Haddad's lawyer told Local 4 that his client has not been questioned about the foundation. Because of that, the attorney hoped his client would be granted bail Wednesday.

The government continues to look into Haddad's work in the Global Relief Foundation. He co-founded the Global Relief Foundation in 1992 and served as CEO from 1992 to 1996.

Haddad is a native of Lebanon and lives in the Ann Arbor area with his wife and four children.