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He Spoke Out Against Somalia’s Terrorist Groups. Now ICE Has Deported Him There

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Re: He Spoke Out Against Somalia’s Terrorist Groups. Now ICE Has Deported Him There

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Street level sales of crack shouldn’t lead to deportation to a notorious war zone. He paid his debt to society anyway, this is essentially adding a death sentence on top of it.

I have to ask, since this is HN and I presume the typical member has no experience, do you know the damage that crack, or even plain powder cocaine can do to a person? Have you truly witnessed that devastation first hand? I have. I have no sympathy for someone who chooses to peddle drugs. One can speak about the difference in crack and powder cocaine sentencing, fair. Still, these are not marijuana. They can and will…

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Re: He Spoke Out Against Somalia’s Terrorist Groups. Now ICE Has Deported Him There

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He should not be deported because his life will be in jeopardy in Somalia. That’s not just an emotional appeal. I’m pretty sure that’s a legal basis for not reporting someone.

Is that actually true? What would be the limiting principle for that rule? That logic sounds far too limiting on host country sovereignty.

I mean, that’s what asylum is for.
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