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Monday, June 12, 2017
Michigan: Iraqi Christians arrested by US immigration authorities
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDETROIT — The arrest of dozens of Catholic Chaldeans in southeastern Michigan by US immigration officials prompts a protest at a detention center in Detroit.
Chaldean Community Foundation President Martin Manna tells the Detroit Free Press that about 40 people have been arrested, mostly on Sunday.
Chaldeans are among Iraqi Christian denominations that emerged in the faith’s early days. Their population in Iraq has dwindled as hundreds of thousands flee war and violence.
MLive.com reports roughly 100 people protested Sunday at a Detroit detention center, some expressing concern for the arrestees’ safety.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say in a statement that Iraq recently agreed to accept Iraqi nationals subject to removal from the US. ICE says all of those arrested had criminal convictions and were ordered deported by an immigration judge.
— AP
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