Detroit Man Who Was Deported To Iraq Dies After Family Says He Couldn’t Access Needed Insulin

Jimmy Aldaoud spent most of his life in the United States but was deported as part of increased immigration enforcement efforts. In Iraq, he was unable to get the insulin needed to treat his diabetes, his family says. "Jimmy Aldaoud ... should have never been sent to Iraq," Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) said. "My Republican colleagues and I have repeatedly called on the executive branch to cease deportation of such vulnerable people. Now, someone has died." Meanwhile, nearly 700 immigrants were arrested Wednesday in a raid that left children coming back from school to empty homes.

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