A counterterrorism expert told a US Senate Judiciary subcommittee that Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s candidacy raised homeland security concerns. The testimony focused on alleged family links to Muslim Brotherhood-associated groups and reported connections to a Midwest voter-engagement organisation said to be tied to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

The article describes the comments as part of a hearing on potential Muslim Brotherhood threats in the United States. It presents the concerns as the expert’s assessment rather than establishing that El-Sayed or the organisations involved engaged in wrongdoing; the supplied text does not include El-Sayed’s response or further evidence.