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https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-13/cameroonian-asylum-seekers-fear?_amp=true
a reminder that ice targets asylum seakers from around the world. for those who arent aware, english citizens of cameroon are fighting against decades of mistreatment by the majority french speaking government
a reminder that ice targets asylum seakers from around the world. for those who arent aware, english citizens of cameroon are fighting against decades of mistreatment by the majority french speaking government
a conflict that goes back to the dual colonist structures by the french and the british. many people, including those in my family have fled to the us and left everything behind only to be mistreated by the ice and being sent back home which will result in death
please if youd like to learn more about this, look through the #Ambazonia #AnglophoneCrisis tags to see first accounts of whats going on. people internationally can also reach out to their local representatives and also help those who are currently engaging in hunger strikes
most of cameroonian aslyumn speakers are being held at the Praireland Detention Center, and all their information is here: https://www.ice.gov/detention-facility/prairieland-detention-facility
im gonna keep adding more resources about the anglophone crisis in general, heres a good rundown on some of the main events since 2016: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/cameroon
also more about the hunger strikes that many african asylum seekers are currently on: https://inthesetimes.com/article/african-migrants-hunger-strike-ice-cameroon-racism
