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Somali refugee deported after rapid multi-state transfers, beaten and shackled

Jun 9, 2026 · Massachusetts, Somalia

Somali refugee deported after rapid multi-state transfers, beaten and shackled

Abdullahi Mohamed, a Somali refugee who had lived in the U.S. for decades with his family, was detained and then rapidly transferred within five days across Massachusetts, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas before being deported to Somalia. He reported being beaten and shackled during transfers and enduring long periods without food or water. ICE did not respond to his lawyer's requests for release and ignored habeas petition efforts. Mohamed has no family or means of support in Somalia and his wife remains in hiding due to her immigration status.

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