Fergie Chambers Faces Extradition to U.S. Despite Never Being Indicted, Says Lawyer

The Trump administration is seeking to extradite James “Fergie” Chambers from Spain, where he has been detained since July, even though he has not been indicted in the United States. His Spanish lawyer says the request is based on a criminal complaint signed by one FBI agent, a procedure the lawyer describes as unusual; critics argue it limits Chambers’s ability to challenge the case.

The complaint reportedly lists three charges: riot and conspiracy to riot over alleged support for a 2023 protest at an Elbit Systems factory in New Hampshire, and international money laundering over more than $7 million transferred to Tunisia. US authorities allege the money funded Hamas, while Chambers’s supporters and representatives of Tunisian football club Club Africain say it went towards the club’s debts and expenses. Two women summoned to a 4 November grand jury hearing over the protest say they will refuse to testify, potentially complicating the extradition effort.