Description: Shackled : 92 Refugees Imprisoned on Ice Air, Hardcover by Sharpless, Rebecca A., ISBN 0520390946, ISBN-13 9780520390942, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "In December 2017, . immigration authorities shackled and abused 92 African refugees for two days while attempting to deport them by plane to Somalia. When national media broke the story, government officials lied about what happened. Shackled tells the story of this harrowing failed deportation, the resulting class action litigation, and two men's search for safety in the United States over the course of three long years. Through Abdulahi and Sa'id's firsthand accounts, immigration lawyer Rebecca Sharpless brings to life the harsh consequences of the . deportation system and how racism and antiblackness operate within it. Sharpless follows the money that ICE funnels into local jails, private contractors, and charter jets, exposing a sprawling system of immigration enforcement that detains and abuses noncitizens at scale. Woven with the wider context of Abdulahi and Sa'id's stories, this immigration odyssey reveals disturbing truths about Somalia, asylum, and the . court system. Shackled will galvanize readers-activists, attorneys, scholars, and policymakers alike-to call out and dismantle this brutal infrastructure"--
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Book Title: Shackled : 92 Refugees Imprisoned on Ice Air
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2024
Topic: Emigration & Immigration, General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Law, Social Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Rebecca A. Sharpless
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
