Maybe it is that whole thing about Canadians and raccoons…first they don't like him, then they want him freed…

https://pjmedia.com/blog/homeland-insecurity-why-is-jamal-badawi-still-allowed-inside-the-united-states

No doubt Badawi’s supporters will point to the questionable 2005 “anti-terrorism” fatwahe signed as a member of the Fiqh Council of North America (failing to note that the fatwa nowhere defines terrorism nor condemns any actual terrorist groups), but in fact Badawi has himself violated the terms of the fatwa he signed.

One of the provisions of that fatwa prohibits associating with known terrorists, but as I reported at the time in July 2007 Badawi was a featured speaker at a conference in Qatar honoring Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Yousef al-Qaradawi, where Badawi shared the speaker’s podium with Khaled Mishaal, the head of Hamas and a designated terrorist by both the U.S. and Canada. Badawi’s remarks were posted on Qaradawi’s website (now since removed).