“Many of those carried away in cuffs during these raids were Chaldeans, bewildering people who thought of themselves as Americans. Arabo said sending these people back to Iraq is “like sending cattle to a slaughter.”“These are Christians that will be slaughtered as they arrive in Iraq. It’s inhuman, it’s unfathomable, it’s unbelievable and we will file a federal lawsuit asking for a stay,” he said.“The fact that Donald Trump could be sending Iraqi Christians to a genocide zone is beyond reason. It makes no sense,” Attisha said”
So this is what’s happening in my community today. We are all worried for each other and no one knows where to turn. We came here as refugees, we came here to escape imminent danger, and now we are being sent back to a place where there is an active genocide against us? Trump actively pandered to my community and used as political props to support his own islamaphobia, now we are feeling the impact of his violent, xenophobic policies
UPDATES: The raids in my community are non-stop. Even though the US congress officially declared that what ISIS is doing to religious minorities in Iraq (inluding Chaldeans) is genocide. I’ve been hearing all week about how people were being ripped out of their homes, a lot of them were taken while leaving mass on Sunday, one man was at the beach with his family when they came and took him right in front of his kids. Another man was in the hospital, he even had a walker, and they ripped the walker out of his hands and cuffed him. What’s happening here is totally inhumane and despicable. The first Chaldeans have already been sent back to Iraq, we nee to stop them now before more are sent back!
BAMN Detroit attempted to physically stop the deportation buses; The Minority Humanitarian Foundation was set up to protect victims of ISIS, and they have filed a lawsuit to stop the deportations, you can donate to them here; The ACLU has also filed a lawsuit, you can donate to them here; The Chaldean Community Foundation is working tirelessly to help the victims, you can donate here. If I find anymore places to donate, I will update! Here are some articles to read up on the situation.
ICE arrests in metro Detroit terrify Iraqi Christians
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