lego 44,165 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Read all here: https://www.aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/ice-abusing-aclus-clients-because-they-are FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mast 980 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 *pretends to be shocked* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstreak 6,653 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Oh I'm sure these ICE employees are gonna get fired because they're giving ICE a bad name right? Isn't how this works? Oh wait this is happening against PoC so I guess not. Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,645 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Not surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Wow this thread really blew up.... FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 GEO, the second largest immigration detention facility in the country, is a tightly regulated, colorless institution with bare cement walls, large metal doors that lock at every threshold and scores of prisoners in scrubs. Each of the detainees we interviewed provided accounts of mistreatment. These accounts were consistent, as was their palpable fear of death if ultimately deported to Iraq. ICE appears to be targeting Iraqi nationals, because these men are fighting President Trump in court. In March, Trump struck a deal with the Iraqi government: If that government accepted individuals deported from the United States, he would omit Iraq from the list of six Muslim-majority countries banned from traveling to the U.S. In May, ICE began making mass arrests of Iraqis with open removal orders with the intent to deport them immediately. Among those arrested were Christians, Kurds, and Muslims. They had been living in the United States for varying lengths of time, many for decades. Many who were swept up are Chaldean Christians, members of a religious and ethnic minority that faces violent persecution in Iraq. Fears of violence have been exacerbated by the rise of ISIS, which has also targeted Sunni and Kurdish Muslims. All of these men have reason to believe that living in America will mark them as targets for persecution by ISIS or other groups should they return to Iraq. Deporting people to a country where they are likely to face violent persecution is not only immoral; it is against American and international law. That’s why the ACLU is fighting in court to allow these individuals time to reopen their cases and prove the danger which awaits them in Iraq. In late July, a federal district judge blocked the federal government from immediately deporting anyone and extended our class action to include Iraqis with final orders of removal nationwide. But the fight is not over to ensure that everyone gets a chance to make their case before an Immigration judge. Since the court’s ruling, ICE appears to have ramped up its efforts to make the lives of Iraqis in custody so unbearable that they will “voluntarily” sign away their rights to reopen their immigration cases or pursue asylum. The Iraqis have been singled out and denied food, water, and access to the restroom. One man, who came to the United States as a refugee in 1976, reflected that if he goes back to Iraq, he will be tortured and killed. Still, he feels that his experiences at the hands of ICE are “a different way of torture.” He has told his wife that he is considering just signing the form and going back to Iraq. In Arizona and Colorado, and on the plane traveling between the two locations, ICE guards referred to the Iraqis as “camel jockey,” “rag head,” and “terrorist.” Guards at GEO referred to one of our clients as ‘Al Qaeda’ and told him, “You Iraqis are the worst people in here. We can’t stand you Iraqis.” When he tried to say that he has rights, he was told that he doesn’t have any rights because he was “an alien.” ---- FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 And now there are reports that ICE wants to erase documented cases of ICE abuse against detainees. Hopefully the ACLU gets involved. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 On 2.9.2017 at 9:02 PM, Lion Heart said: And now there are reports that ICE wants to erase documented cases of ICE abuse against detainees. Hopefully the ACLU gets involved. I was just reading this... sickening FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,837 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 7 hours ago, lego said: I was just reading this... sickening 😥 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featured Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.