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June 26, 2017

Judge blocks deportation of Chaldeans and other Iraqis

Protesters in front of the McNamara Federal Building in Detroit chant “Stop deportations, bring our families home” on June 14, 2017.

DETROIT – A federal judge has ruled that 114 Iraqi immigrants facing deportation can stay in the U.S. for at least two more weeks as he sorts out whether the court has jurisdiction. Supporters say the immigrants would face persecution in Iraq since many of them are Christians.

Published in International
June 16, 2017

Advocates for detained Chaldeans in race against time to halt deportation

Chaldean-Americans protest June 12 outside Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield, Mich., after dozens of Chaldean Christians were arrested by federal immigration officials over the weekend of June 10 and 11 in the Detroit metropolitan area.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Advocates for Chaldean Christians detained by federal immigration enforcement are in a race against time to halt their deportation back to war-torn Iraq.

Published in International