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Hawaii father fights deportation to the Philippines and almost certain death
Source: The Guardian
Hawaii father fights deportation to the Philippines – and almost certain death
Carino was granted asylum from the Philippines, amid Rodrigo
Duterte’s deadly war on drugs, but homeland security appealed
against the decision
Liz Barney in Hawaii
Friday 24 February 2017 15.05 GMT
A Hawaii resident and green card holder with a past drug conviction is fighting a deportation to the Philippines, saying it would mean almost certain death under Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal anti-drug campaign.
Last month, a federal judge granted 35-year-old Herbert Carino asylum from the Philippines, where more than 7,000 deaths have been reported in the president’s deadly war on drugs. Carino pleaded that given his record, he could easily become another death statistic. The federal judge agreed and granted his request to stay, but the Department of Homeland Security appealed against the decision. Carino said they called the concerns speculation.
In Carino’s mind, he said, the danger couldn’t be more certain.
“They would send me straight to the authorities, who will ask why I’m getting deported, and they have to say because of his drug crime,” Carino said. “They shoot people on sight even if they think they were involved in drugs.”
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Carino was granted asylum from the Philippines, amid Rodrigo
Duterte’s deadly war on drugs, but homeland security appealed
against the decision
Liz Barney in Hawaii
Friday 24 February 2017 15.05 GMT
A Hawaii resident and green card holder with a past drug conviction is fighting a deportation to the Philippines, saying it would mean almost certain death under Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal anti-drug campaign.
Last month, a federal judge granted 35-year-old Herbert Carino asylum from the Philippines, where more than 7,000 deaths have been reported in the president’s deadly war on drugs. Carino pleaded that given his record, he could easily become another death statistic. The federal judge agreed and granted his request to stay, but the Department of Homeland Security appealed against the decision. Carino said they called the concerns speculation.
In Carino’s mind, he said, the danger couldn’t be more certain.
“They would send me straight to the authorities, who will ask why I’m getting deported, and they have to say because of his drug crime,” Carino said. “They shoot people on sight even if they think they were involved in drugs.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/24/hawaii-father-deportation-philippines-war-on-drugs-rodrigo-duterte