“Slave Ship Conditions” for Somalis as Deportation Flight Sheds Light on Horrific Practices Under Trump
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By Julia Conley, Common Dreams
Megitu Argo and her daughter Ebany Turn cry as a family of Somali refugees speaks to the audience about their cousin's deportation back to Somalia at a rally for immigrants and refugees in Seattle, Washington, on January 29, 2017. (Photo: JASON REDMOND / AFP / Getty Images).
Attorneys for 92 Somali nationals who were held in "slave ship conditions" for nearly 48 hours during a deportation flight, say that the group's harrowing experience is indicative of immigration officials' procedures under the Trump administration.
The passengers were denied food, water, and access to a bathroom, according to a class-action lawsuit, filed by the Somalis with the help of four immigrant rights groups including Americans for Immigrant Justice and the Immigr...