deportation
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ICE Deports Black New York Man to Haiti, a Country He Wasn’t Born in and Had Never Been To
We might be out from underneath the bowels of the Trump administration, but the stench of Donald Trump’s America is still as potent as it ever was—especially for those still being victimized by his policies. Last month, 40-year-old financial consultant Paul Pierrilus narrowly escaped joining dozens of immigrants who were carted off to countries they…
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ICE Is Reportedly Torturing Detained African Immigrants To Force Deportations Ahead of Election
On the heels of the last presidential debate—in which Trump flippantly dismissed his administration’s cruel and inhumane decision to separate immigrant children from their parents for the crime of being non-white and seeking asylum in America—there are now reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are torturing detained immigrants from Cameroon as part of…
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First Look: Amadou Fled Mauritania and the "Highest Rate of Slavery in the Entire World" in Netflix's Living Undocumented
As we witness what appears to be an immigration crisis in America, it’s important to remember the people behind the statistics and politics. They are the people you share space with every day who often live in fear that their next moment may be their last in a country they contribute to, just because they…
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'He Won His Freedom': 21 Savage Released from ICE Custody on Bond
The #Free21Savage movement can rejoice today. 21 Savage has been released on bond from ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) custody, according to his team. Per an official statement via Charles H. Kuck, Dina LaPolt and Alex Spiro on behalf of She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, aka “21 Savage”: For the past 9 long days, we, on…
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21 Savage 'In Lockdown For 23 Hours a Day' with Little Human Contact, Says Co-Manager
21 Savage’s co-manager Mega Meezy has reportedly provided some insight into the young rapper’s conditions while in detainment. According to Complex, Meezy took to Twitter on Tuesday after a quick phone call with 21 Savage and relayed that the details of his confinement were inhumane. The tweet, which has since been deleted, read as follows:…
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No Joke, What's Happening to 21 Savage Is Pretty Damn Concerning
It was all jokes… until it wasn’t. In fact, it never really was a joke. A bit of transparency here: when I first saw news of 21 Savage possibly being from the U.K., I initially saw some commentary that made me chuckle, including Savage the 21st or a likening to the Spice Girls (in response…
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Kanye, Come Get Your Boy: Trump Increasing Deportations of Black People to Country Known for Black Slavery
It’s getting hard to sustain the outrage, but we must. The Trump administration has now increased the deportation of undocumented immigrants back to Mauritania, a country known for enslaving its black residents. Yes, you read that right, literal black slavery. Immigration policies and practices are never easy, and even administrations with the best of intentions…
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Immigrant Faces Deportation After Calling Police for Help
A Honduran immigrant and father of three is facing deportation after calling the police for help. Wilson Rodriguez Macarreno was getting ready for work early Thursday morning when he noticed a stranger looking into his home in Tukwila, Wash. As the Washington Post reports, the 32-year-old carpenter grew concerned about the safety of his 3-year-old…