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Behind the Aegis

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Thu Aug 8, 2019, 05:15 AM Aug 2019

Iraqi man dies after Trump administration deports him

A 41-year-old Detroit man deported to Iraq in June died Tuesday, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and two people close to the man’s family.

The man, Jimmy Aldaoud, spent most of his life in the U.S., but was swept up in President Donald Trump’s intensified immigration enforcement efforts.

Edward Bajoka, an immigration attorney who described himself as close to Aldaoud’s family, wrote on Facebook that the death appeared to be linked to the man’s inability to obtain insulin in Baghdad to treat his diabetes. Aldaoud was an Iraqi national, but he was born in Greece and came to the U.S. as a young child, his family friend said. He had never lived in Iraq and did not speak Arabic, according to Bajoka.

“Rest In Peace Jimmy,” Bajoka wrote. “Your blood is on the hands of ICE and this administration.”

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Iraqi man dies after Trump administration deports him (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Aug 2019 OP
so fucked up JI7 Aug 2019 #1
Too sad malaise Aug 2019 #2
Blood on Trump's hands and he doesn't care at all. Poor Jimmy. Vinca Aug 2019 #3
And now they're coming for the Dreamers Docreed2003 Aug 2019 #4
yes, Trump is coming for the #Dreamers. riversedge Aug 2019 #5
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