Saoud Abdallah
Woman and Cat
Woman and Cat
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Saoud Abdallah
Woman and Cat
Woman and Cat
Saoud Abdallah
Woman and Cat
Woman and Cat
May 22, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Saoud Abdallah
Woman and Cat
Woman and Cat
Dean asks Saoud about her conversation with then acting US Attorney Robert McGuire.
Dean: At the time, Abrego was in El Salvador?
Saoud think yes.
Dean: At the time, Abrego was in El Salvador?
Saoud think yes.
February 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Dean asks Saoud about her conversation with then acting US Attorney Robert McGuire.
Dean: At the time, Abrego was in El Salvador?
Saoud think yes.
Dean: At the time, Abrego was in El Salvador?
Saoud think yes.
Saoud Abdallah (Syrian Artist, born 1976)
"Woman and Cat", 2020.
Natural Sand and Glue on Canvas, 100 × 80 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Woman and Cat", 2020.
Natural Sand and Glue on Canvas, 100 × 80 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
September 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Saoud Abdallah (Syrian Artist, born 1976)
"Woman and Cat", 2020.
Natural Sand and Glue on Canvas, 100 × 80 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Woman and Cat", 2020.
Natural Sand and Glue on Canvas, 100 × 80 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Saoud: My agents gathered evidence and participated in grand jury and true bill was returned.
DOJ: Anyone pressure you to make case?
Saoud: No, they had other priorities.
DOJ: Would anything change your mind about moving forward?
Saoud: If facts didn't add up, but they did.
DOJ: Anyone pressure you to make case?
Saoud: No, they had other priorities.
DOJ: Would anything change your mind about moving forward?
Saoud: If facts didn't add up, but they did.
February 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Saoud: My agents gathered evidence and participated in grand jury and true bill was returned.
DOJ: Anyone pressure you to make case?
Saoud: No, they had other priorities.
DOJ: Would anything change your mind about moving forward?
Saoud: If facts didn't add up, but they did.
DOJ: Anyone pressure you to make case?
Saoud: No, they had other priorities.
DOJ: Would anything change your mind about moving forward?
Saoud: If facts didn't add up, but they did.
Saoud Abdallah
Woman and Cat
Woman and Cat
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Saoud Abdallah
Woman and Cat
Woman and Cat
Dean: And that's because HSI never opened a case into Abrego before that point?
Saoud: Correct
Saoud: Correct
February 26, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Dean: And that's because HSI never opened a case into Abrego before that point?
Saoud: Correct
Saoud: Correct
Saoud Abdallah
Woman and Cat
Woman and Cat
July 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Saoud Abdallah
Woman and Cat
Woman and Cat
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May 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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No further questions from DOJ.
Rascoe Dean is up for Abrego Garcia.
Dean: You said you first learned of the TN traffic stop via a Tennessee Star article. That's an online publication local to TN?
Saoud: Yes.
Dean: Conservative publication?
Saoud: I don't know.
Rascoe Dean is up for Abrego Garcia.
Dean: You said you first learned of the TN traffic stop via a Tennessee Star article. That's an online publication local to TN?
Saoud: Yes.
Dean: Conservative publication?
Saoud: I don't know.
February 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
No further questions from DOJ.
Rascoe Dean is up for Abrego Garcia.
Dean: You said you first learned of the TN traffic stop via a Tennessee Star article. That's an online publication local to TN?
Saoud: Yes.
Dean: Conservative publication?
Saoud: I don't know.
Rascoe Dean is up for Abrego Garcia.
Dean: You said you first learned of the TN traffic stop via a Tennessee Star article. That's an online publication local to TN?
Saoud: Yes.
Dean: Conservative publication?
Saoud: I don't know.
The United States calls its first witness: Rana Saoud, Special Agent in Charge at Homeland Security Investigations Nashville office from July of 2023 until her recent retirement in November of 2025.
Saoud is sworn in at the witness stand. She's wearing a grey suit jacket and blue top.
Saoud is sworn in at the witness stand. She's wearing a grey suit jacket and blue top.
February 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The United States calls its first witness: Rana Saoud, Special Agent in Charge at Homeland Security Investigations Nashville office from July of 2023 until her recent retirement in November of 2025.
Saoud is sworn in at the witness stand. She's wearing a grey suit jacket and blue top.
Saoud is sworn in at the witness stand. She's wearing a grey suit jacket and blue top.
DOJ: Would agent investigate a guy not in the country?
Saoud: We do that repeatedly...we conduct investigations with individuals abroad all the time.
DOJ: What did you know about Abrego?
Saoud: His situation was consistently on TV. But that did not have anything to do with this district...
Saoud: We do that repeatedly...we conduct investigations with individuals abroad all the time.
DOJ: What did you know about Abrego?
Saoud: His situation was consistently on TV. But that did not have anything to do with this district...
February 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
DOJ: Would agent investigate a guy not in the country?
Saoud: We do that repeatedly...we conduct investigations with individuals abroad all the time.
DOJ: What did you know about Abrego?
Saoud: His situation was consistently on TV. But that did not have anything to do with this district...
Saoud: We do that repeatedly...we conduct investigations with individuals abroad all the time.
DOJ: What did you know about Abrego?
Saoud: His situation was consistently on TV. But that did not have anything to do with this district...
Dean: But you don't make final charging decision? You don't draft indictment?
Saoud: No, charges come from DOJ
Dena: You know Ben Schrader, right? Former criminal chief in this district? Did you know that he wrote a memo against seeking indictment of Abrego?
Saoud: Did not see that
Saoud: No, charges come from DOJ
Dena: You know Ben Schrader, right? Former criminal chief in this district? Did you know that he wrote a memo against seeking indictment of Abrego?
Saoud: Did not see that
February 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Dean: But you don't make final charging decision? You don't draft indictment?
Saoud: No, charges come from DOJ
Dena: You know Ben Schrader, right? Former criminal chief in this district? Did you know that he wrote a memo against seeking indictment of Abrego?
Saoud: Did not see that
Saoud: No, charges come from DOJ
Dena: You know Ben Schrader, right? Former criminal chief in this district? Did you know that he wrote a memo against seeking indictment of Abrego?
Saoud: Did not see that
Saoud: I let national leadership know about progress of case. Routine to update them. Had other cases, several of which were of national importance.
DOJ: Who did you speak with?
Saoud: 3 or 4 individuals/bosses. No one told me to ensure case progressed to prosecution.
DOJ: Who did you speak with?
Saoud: 3 or 4 individuals/bosses. No one told me to ensure case progressed to prosecution.
February 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Saoud: I let national leadership know about progress of case. Routine to update them. Had other cases, several of which were of national importance.
DOJ: Who did you speak with?
Saoud: 3 or 4 individuals/bosses. No one told me to ensure case progressed to prosecution.
DOJ: Who did you speak with?
Saoud: 3 or 4 individuals/bosses. No one told me to ensure case progressed to prosecution.
Dean: You didn't know anything about the traffic stop before that April 21 article.
Saoud: Right
Dean: Even though traffic stop referenced in DHS press releases, by the president, by the media before that TN Star article?
Saoud: I didn't see those...Saw TN Star article because someone sent to me
Saoud: Right
Dean: Even though traffic stop referenced in DHS press releases, by the president, by the media before that TN Star article?
Saoud: I didn't see those...Saw TN Star article because someone sent to me
February 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Dean: You didn't know anything about the traffic stop before that April 21 article.
Saoud: Right
Dean: Even though traffic stop referenced in DHS press releases, by the president, by the media before that TN Star article?
Saoud: I didn't see those...Saw TN Star article because someone sent to me
Saoud: Right
Dean: Even though traffic stop referenced in DHS press releases, by the president, by the media before that TN Star article?
Saoud: I didn't see those...Saw TN Star article because someone sent to me
Saoud Abdallah.
January 18, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Saoud Abdallah.
Dean: Did anyone at HSI direct you to open this investigation?
Saoud: No sir.
Brief pause as Dean confers with Hecker.
Saoud: No sir.
Brief pause as Dean confers with Hecker.
February 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Dean: Did anyone at HSI direct you to open this investigation?
Saoud: No sir.
Brief pause as Dean confers with Hecker.
Saoud: No sir.
Brief pause as Dean confers with Hecker.
Saoud Abdallah.
Syrian, b. 1976.
Syrian, b. 1976.
March 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Saoud Abdallah.
Syrian, b. 1976.
Syrian, b. 1976.
Dean: You told the court that after you spoke with McGuire, there was a case agent assigned.
Saoud: Yes, Peter Joseph.
Saoud: Yes, Peter Joseph.
February 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Dean: You told the court that after you spoke with McGuire, there was a case agent assigned.
Saoud: Yes, Peter Joseph.
Saoud: Yes, Peter Joseph.
Saoud Abdallah,
artiste syrien né en 1976
A woman and a cat, 2021
artiste syrien né en 1976
A woman and a cat, 2021
March 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Saoud Abdallah,
artiste syrien né en 1976
A woman and a cat, 2021
artiste syrien né en 1976
A woman and a cat, 2021
Dean: As one of the 30 special agents in charge, you reported to a person in HSI in Washington. Who was that person?
Saoud: multiple individuals who were acting at the time. Could be 3-4 individuals.
Dean: You don't know who that person was talking to?
Saoud: No
No further questions from Dean
Saoud: multiple individuals who were acting at the time. Could be 3-4 individuals.
Dean: You don't know who that person was talking to?
Saoud: No
No further questions from Dean
February 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Dean: As one of the 30 special agents in charge, you reported to a person in HSI in Washington. Who was that person?
Saoud: multiple individuals who were acting at the time. Could be 3-4 individuals.
Dean: You don't know who that person was talking to?
Saoud: No
No further questions from Dean
Saoud: multiple individuals who were acting at the time. Could be 3-4 individuals.
Dean: You don't know who that person was talking to?
Saoud: No
No further questions from Dean
First witness:
Special Agent In Charge Rana Saoud, Homeland Security Investigations in Nashville
Special Agent In Charge Rana Saoud, Homeland Security Investigations in Nashville
February 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
First witness:
Special Agent In Charge Rana Saoud, Homeland Security Investigations in Nashville
Special Agent In Charge Rana Saoud, Homeland Security Investigations in Nashville