ICE deported 10 Cuban refugees to an African country they had never visited. “This is a kidnapping,”
· Bangui, CAF
ICE deported 10 Cuban refugees to an African country they had never visited. “This is a kidnapping,” one woman said. “They tricked us, saying we were going to Miami—we ended up in Africa. Our hands and feet were shackled for the entire 25-hour flight.” “They hit me, pulled my hair and threw me against the plane windows,” another woman said. “It was horrible! They forced me down among men.” Several women showed marks and bruises on their arms and swollen feet that made it difficult to walk after they had been shackled. They said ICE agents confiscated or destroyed their passports and phones, le