Fox4 Beaumont TX:

A man who was the leader of Muslims in Southeast Texas said Thursday that the conflict over his opinions about Muslim immigration has resulted in his ousting. Dr. Al Sayyed spoke out locally on Monday, then again on the Sean Hannity show this week, in support of Donald Trump’s proposed temporary halt on Muslim immigration to the United States.

“Don’t get me involved in any political games in the name of religion. I am not here a political man,” Dr. Nidal Al Sayyed said.

But it’s political motivations he said have forced him to resign as Imam.

“Sadly, it’s Clinton versus Trump,” he said.

Dr. Al Sayyed told KFDM News he was forced to resign as religious director of the Islamic Society of the Triplex after making comments Monday in which he agrees with Donald Trump’s statements that the U.S. should temporarily stop accepting any new Muslim immigrants into the country.

While the religious leader said he expected the call to resign eventually, he said it was sped up by politics.

“I think any future candidates, presidents who do not support the fact that we need to be more safe and more cautious about whom to bring into this country, whether a Muslim or not,” Dr. Alsayyed said. ….

KFDM News spoke with a board member of the Islamic Society of the Triplex. He said the board is deliberating and will issue an official statement by Saturday in response to the comments from Dr. Alsayyed, but the Islamic Society of the Triplex does take issue with the statements made by the former Imam.

Dr. Al Sayyed appeared on the Sean Hannity show earlier this week:

We now know that ISIS almost certainly has the equipment to produce false Syrian passports, and that two of these was found to be used by suicide bombers in the horrific terrorist attack on Paris last month.

According to sources in Syria, the country is awash in fake passports, and a vigorous open market exists for both passports and back-dated passport stamps. International news agencies have said that their reporters were able to purchase false passports for a few thousand dollars.

A Homeland Security Intelligence report last week warns that terrorists may have infiltrated the United States using authentic-looking fake passports manufactured by ISIS.

Dr. Al Sayyed should be congratulated on his sensible and brave stand for security of all citizens in the United States.