The mass deportation of black immigrants you haven’t heard about
By Esther Yu-His Lee
Last month, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) agency quietly deported dozens of African immigrants who were trying to
seek asylum in the United States.
Sixty-three men who were unable to secure visas to stay in
the country legally on humanitarian relief claims, according to a source within
ICE who spoke to ThinkProgress on condition of anonymity. Activists who spoke
with deported individuals said they were sent back to Nigeria, Ghana, and
Senegal.