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Saudi Arabia presses Florida man to give up U.S. citizenship over critical tweets, family says

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Saad Almadi , 74 , is one of at least four dual Saudi American nationals who say they have been pressured to give up their U.S. citizenship.

He was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison on terrorism-related charges stemming from the tweets.

The Saudi Embassy in Washington acknowledged receiving a request for comment on the allegations.

Among those prevented from leaving is Aziza al-Yousef , a U.S. green card holder and retired professor who was among several activists imprisoned in 2018 .

It's unclear how Trump ’s presidency will affect the handling of such cases, but his relations with Saudi leaders run deep.

The exit ban against Almadi in Saudi Arabia , and similar practices against dual nationals by China , are aimed less at extracting foreign policy concessions.

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