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“The abuse we are witnessing, especially right now against black immigrants, isn’t new, but it is escalating," said @ChristinaFialho, executive director of @MigrantFreedom.
#FreeBlackMigrants
#FreeCameroonians
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/o…
“The abuse we are witnessing, especially right now against black immigrants, isn’t new, but it is escalating," said @ChristinaFialho, executive director of @MigrantFreedom.
#FreeBlackMigrants
#FreeCameroonians
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/o…
"...we began to receive calls on our hotline from Cameroonian and Congolese immigrants detained in [ICE] prisons across the country. And they were being subjected to threats of deportation, often accompanied by physical abuse.”
#FreeBlackMigrants
#FreeCameroonians
#FreeThemAll
#FreeBlackMigrants
#FreeCameroonians
#FreeThemAll
Then ICE began transferring these individuals from immigrant prisons around the country into the immigrant prison in Pine Prairie, Louisiana where they were forced to sign fraudulent paperwork to facilitate their deportation to Cameroon and tortured until they acquiesced.
“The two men are part of a group of eight Cameroonian asylum seekers who alleged ICE coerced them into signing their deportation documents through force, including the use of pepper spray.” #FreeCameroonians
“Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus wrote letters to Tony Pham, acting director of ICE, urging the agency to investigate the complaint and to reconsider deporting asylum seekers from Cameroon.” #FreeCameroonians
“ICE said some of the men were kept back to be interviewed, but that does not mean they will not be deported at a later date.
Human rights groups say those deported are likely to face grave risks upon their return to Cameroon, incl the threat of execution.” #FreeCameroonians
Human rights groups say those deported are likely to face grave risks upon their return to Cameroon, incl the threat of execution.” #FreeCameroonians
🚨 A plane full of Cameroonian asylum seekers has just departed from Ft. Worth, TX. These were folks seeking protection in the U.S. who were instead detained and tortured by @ICEgov.
Hear them speak. Don't grow silent on this issue.
#FreeCameroonians #BlackImmigrantsMatter
Hear them speak. Don't grow silent on this issue.
#FreeCameroonians #BlackImmigrantsMatter
Feeling defeated? Here's what you can do:
➡️ Follow & support @CamAmerCouncil who've been doing this work for 10 yrs!
➡️ Keep the conversation going. It doesn't end here. There are thousands of Black migrants in danger. Keep pushing to #FreeCameroonians #BlackImmigrantLivesMatter
➡️ Follow & support @CamAmerCouncil who've been doing this work for 10 yrs!
➡️ Keep the conversation going. It doesn't end here. There are thousands of Black migrants in danger. Keep pushing to #FreeCameroonians #BlackImmigrantLivesMatter
Had this letter by Congress been sent months ago when it was requested by the @CamAmerCouncil, things may have played out differently today.
Don't allow this to happen again. Listen to those directly affected. Follow them. Amplify their voices.
Don't allow this to happen again. Listen to those directly affected. Follow them. Amplify their voices.
Amnesty International USA: “Given the current conditions in the country, it is extremely likely that anyone who is returned to Cameroon will face a high risk of being detained, beaten, disappeared, tortured, or possibly even killed." #FreeCameroonians
Refugees International urges halt to imminent deportation of Black immigrants:
"Most fled government persecution or civil war at home and will face the very real risk of violence, torture, and even execution upon their return." #FreeCameroonians
"Most fled government persecution or civil war at home and will face the very real risk of violence, torture, and even execution upon their return." #FreeCameroonians
“Refugees International is alarmed by reports that the Trump admin will begin deporting large groups of asylum seekers from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week. These asylum seekers are currently being held in ICE detention centers." #FreeCameroonians
If you were shocked by this video, if you shared it, if you learned something from it, even if you're only watching it for the first time now...
🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP 🚨
ICE is trying to deport 100+ African immigrants TONIGHT.
Sharing these injustices is not enough.
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🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP 🚨
ICE is trying to deport 100+ African immigrants TONIGHT.
Sharing these injustices is not enough.
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After using torture to force many of them to sign their own deportation orders, ICE is using fake documents to conduct a mass deportation of Black immigrants in the next 24 hours.
Most of them Cameroonian.
freedomforimmigrants.org/news/2020/10/8…
Most of them Cameroonian.
freedomforimmigrants.org/news/2020/10/8…
In case you didn't know: The violent conflict that erupted in the northwest & southwest regions of Cameroon in 2016 has killed thousands and displaced more than 679,000 so far.
Returning these folks in mass is a death sentence. Many will be killed by their own gov't upon return.
Returning these folks in mass is a death sentence. Many will be killed by their own gov't upon return.
NEW: With @CamAmerCouncil @splcenter @islaimmigration we filed a civil rights complaint against the racist treatment of Black immigrants at a Louisiana ICE prison.
45 African hunger strikers are currently in solitary for peacefully protesting.
Read more:
freedomforimmigrants.org/news/2020/8/26…
45 African hunger strikers are currently in solitary for peacefully protesting.
Read more:
freedomforimmigrants.org/news/2020/8/26…
Cameroonians detained at Pine Prairie have been bravely protesting & speaking out against their indefinite incarceration.
Read to learn more & RT to lift up their brave resistance. #FreeCameroonians
Read to learn more & RT to lift up their brave resistance. #FreeCameroonians
🚨 Take action ‼️
👉 RT to amplify this brave act of resistance
👉 Follow @CamAmerCouncil
👉Donate to @CamAmerCouncil to support the demand for their release: gf.me/u/ysdus2
#FreetheJuneteenthCameroonians #FreeCameroonians #FreeThemAll #BlackLivesMatter
👉 RT to amplify this brave act of resistance
👉 Follow @CamAmerCouncil
👉Donate to @CamAmerCouncil to support the demand for their release: gf.me/u/ysdus2
#FreetheJuneteenthCameroonians #FreeCameroonians #FreeThemAll #BlackLivesMatter
