A rare look at the brute-force mechanics of deportation in the United States.
Shackled will galvanize readers--attorneys, activists, policymakers, and scholars alike--to call out and dismantle this brutal infrastructure.. court system.
Woven with the wider context of Abdulahi\'s and Sa\'id\'s stories, this immigration odyssey reveals disturbing truths about Somalia, asylum, and the U.
S.
Sharpless follows the money that ICE funnels into local jails, private contractors, and charter jets, exposing a sprawling system of immigration enforcement that detains and abuses noncitizens at scale. deportation system and how racism and anti-Blackness operate within it.
Sharpless brings to life the harsh consequences of the U.
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Through Abdulahi\'s and Sa\'id\'s firsthand accounts, immigration lawyer Rebecca A.
Shackled tells the story of this harrowing failed deportation, the resulting class action litigation, and two men\'s search for safety in the United States over the course of three long years.
When national media broke the story, government officials lied about what happened. immigration authorities shackled and abused 92 African Refugees for two days while attempting to deport them by plane to Somalia.
In December 2017, U.
S.
A rare look at the brute-force mechanics of deportation in the United States
