When Jimmy Aldaoud, a member of the Michigan Chaldean community, was deported to Iraq, he was deported to a country he had never lived in, with a language he did not speak.https://bit.ly/2YVYdyk
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And where – as a member of a persecuted group – he had insufficient access to vital medical care. I have met with Chaldean community leaders in Michigan, and they have repeatedly shared with me their fear that Iraq remains an unsafe place for religious minorities.
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That’s why my colleagues and I demanded that President Trump stop the large scale deportation of Chaldean Christians and other Iraqi minorities until individual cases can be considered and evaluated by both DHS and immigration judges.
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Michigan’s Chaldean community is strong — its members are our neighbors, friends and family. I send my heartfelt condolences to Jimmy Aldaoud’s family, at this difficult time.”
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So if they aren’t Christian then it’s okay?
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