Body of man deported to certain death sent back to Detroit for burial

The body of a 41-year old man who was deported to Iraq and died was returned to the U.S. on Friday, according to his family and a local congressman.

Jimmy Aldaoud had lived nearly all of his life in the Detroit area, where he will be buried next week alongside his mother. He died on Aug. 6 from health problems in Baghdad, where he was sent in June, but where he knew no one, didn't speak the language, and didn't have access to proper care for his diabetes or schizophrenia.

@KazetNagorra

do you feel the same way about nazi era stalag guards who are sent back to europe when they are 80 or 90 years of age and have lived here a half century ?

@mister-moggy said
@KazetNagorra

do you feel the same way about nazi era stalag guards who are sent back to europe when they are 80 or 90 years of age and have lived here a half century ?

@kazetnagorra said
[quote]The body of a 41-year old man who was deported to Iraq and died was returned to the U.S. on Friday, according to his family and a local congressman.

Jimmy Aldaoud had lived nearly all of his life in the Detroit area, where he will be buried next week alongside his mother. He died on Aug. 6 from health problems in Baghdad, where he was sent in June, but where he ...[text shortened]... local language of the area they are being deported to, and will certainly die shortly after arrival?

@mister-moggy said
@KazetNagorra

do you feel the same way about nazi era stalag guards who are sent back to europe when they are 80 or 90 years of age and have lived here a half century ?

@kazetnagorra said
[quote]The body of a 41-year old man who was deported to Iraq and died was returned to the U.S. on Friday, according to his family and a local congressman.

Jimmy Aldaoud had lived nearly all of his life in the Detroit area, where he will be buried next week alongside his mother. He died on Aug. 6 from health problems in Baghdad, where he was sent in June, but where he ...[text shortened]... local language of the area they are being deported to, and will certainly die shortly after arrival?

@mister-moggy said
@KazetNagorra

do you feel the same way about nazi era stalag guards who are sent back to europe when they are 80 or 90 years of age and have lived here a half century ?

@kazetnagorra said
[quote]The body of a 41-year old man who was deported to Iraq and died was returned to the U.S. on Friday, according to his family and a local congressman.

Jimmy Aldaoud had lived nearly all of his life in the Detroit area, where he will be buried next week alongside his mother. He died on Aug. 6 from health problems in Baghdad, where he was sent in June, but where he ...[text shortened]... local language of the area they are being deported to, and will certainly die shortly after arrival?

Aldaoud faced serious health problems, Bajoka said. In addition to diabetes, he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and struggled to live a normal life. His run-ins with the law were primarily due to his mental illness, said Bajoka, who never represented Aldaoud in court. The most serious came in 2012 when Aldaoud, described as homeless in local media reports, broke into a garage and stole power tools. He served 17 months on that home invasion conviction, Politico reported, and had a separate conviction for disorderly conduct.

@suzianne said
So you have a soft spot for Nazis, do you?

I can see why you support Trump, then.

@philokalia said
They were deported because of their previous criminal records.

I could see how it would be desirable to come up with a clause that non-violent misdemeanors would not merit deportation, but, otherwise, it is what is right. Why wouldn't it be?

It also sounds like his crimes were relatively serious:

[quote]Aldaoud faced serious health problems, Bajoka said. In add ...[text shortened]... mental health facility for another 30+ years.

But we did have grounds to deport him, so we did.

@kazetnagorra said
Wow, he stole power tools. That sounds like an offense deserving of death.

@philokalia said
Breaking and entering and stealing power tools sounds like an offense worthy of deportation.