British political commentator Sami Hamdi has said on his arrival back in the U.K. that he was considering suing U.S. authorities for his detention in an immigration detention center.

British political commentator Sami Hamdi plans to leave the U.S. after spending over two weeks in immigration detention.

Attorneys for Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator being held by immigration authorities in California, are challenging his detention in court.

Officials say British political commentator Sami Hamdi has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at San Francisco International Airport.