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Somali Deportees From US Exposed to "Slave Ship Conditions"
December 20, 2017
Per testimonies, some people aboard were physically abused by ICE officials.
92 Somali nationals who were deported from the United States earlier this month are suing the Trump administration over …
It 'was like a slave ship'
December 20, 2017
Ninety-two Somalis, including former Mayo Clinic employee Abdoulmalik Ibrahim, sat bound and shackled on an airplane for nearly two days, some urinating on themselves, during a botched U.S. deportatio…
Judge Halts Deportation Of Somalis Pending Suit Over Alleged ICE Abuse
December 20, 2017
A Miami federal judge on Tuesday stayed the removal of dozens of Somali nationals who were to be deported earlier this month.The Dec. 7 flight returned to the U.S. after a stop in Senegal due to “logi…
Wednesday December 20, 2017 Somali men shackled for nearly 48 hours on failed U.S. deportation flight, lawsuit alleges
December 20, 2017
Ninety-two Somali deportees were forced to sit on a plane for almost 48 hours in "completely appalling" conditions with shackles on their hands and feet, says a lawyer representing two of the men.Immi…
Somali men shackled for nearly 48 hours on failed U.S. deportation flight, lawsuit alleges
December 20, 2017
Ninety-two Somali deportees were forced to sit on a plane for almost 48 hours in "completely appalling" conditions with shackles on their hands and feet, says a lawyer representing two of the men.Immi…
"Slave Ship Conditions" for Somalis as Deportation Flight Sheds Light on Horrific Practices Under Trump
December 19, 2017
For nearly 48 hours, before a deportation flight bound for Somalia was rerouted back to the U.S., 92 people on board were shackled and denied food, water, and access to bathrooms.
Attorneys for 92 So…
Somalis were shackled for nearly 48 hours on failed US deportation flight
December 19, 2017
More than 90 Somali men and women were held shackled on an airplane for nearly 48 hours – and some were forced to urinate where they sat – during a failed attempt to deport them from the US, according…