Detroit man who lived his life in US dies after deportation to Iraq - BBC News

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This video can not be played Jimmy Aldaoud said he "begged" US immigration officers to let him stay in the US A man who moved to the US as a child and lived his life in Detroit died on Tuesday after he was deported to Iraq, his lawyer told the BBC. Jimmy Aldaoud, 41, had been unable to obtain

insulin to treat his diabetes, immigration lawyer Edward Bajoka said.

Aldaoud had never been to Iraq and did not speak Arabic. He was deported in June as part of a crackdown on Iraqi immigrants with criminal convictions.

Mr Bajoka said his client was convicted of disorderly conduct and burglary.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) said Aldaoud had accrued 20 convictions over two decades including assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence and home invasion.

The agency said that he had absconded from ICE's non-custodial supervision program and remained at large for about four months, before he was arrested again on suspicion of theft. It also said he was [...]

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