A group of deported Colombians had nothing but negative words to describe their treatment by the U.S. government during their removal proceedings, leading some to rediscover an appreciation for their home country.
Addressing reporters at a Colombian airport, at least two deportees rebuked U.S. taxpayer-funded meals and claimed they suffered mistreatment at the hands of immigration authorities, although they provided no evidence to substantiate these claims.
“How was the treatment from the beginning?” a state-sponsored journalist asked an unidentified woman in a Spanish interview.
The interviews seemed produced by the Colombian government, and it’s unclear whether officials directed the deportees to make false statements about their experiences in U.S. detention centers.
“Terrible,” she replied while holding what appeared to be her toddler son. “I mean, the food… I was robbed in Mexico. They robbed all my documents and my cellphone. They almost stole my baby.” […]
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