Michigan’s Chaldean Christians escaped persecution in Iraq and helped Donald Trump win the presidency. Now, they’re at risk of deportation.

The Chaldeans of Michigan have a conservative history, consistently supporting the Republican Party with votes and donations, and they voted heavily for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, helping him win Michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence inspired many Chaldeans to show up at voting booths with unprecedented enthusiasm by promising to protect persecuted Christians in the Middle East. A Chaldean priest publicly blessed Trump while he was on the campaign trail, and conservative Christians praised Trump’s commitment to Christian minorities on Facebook. Few in the community expected that Trump’s immigration crackdown touted in part as a means to protect the country from radical Islamists would come to target them.

Niburu · 51-55, M

[quote]This is the situation in which most detained Iraqis have found themselves. Although many of the detainees came as refugees, and most came to the United States legally, almost all committed crimes that made them deportable[/quote]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/09/michigan_s_iraqi_chaldean_community_is_fighting_to_protect_dozens_of_people.html

bijouxbroussard · F

I'm sorry, they kind of deserve it. Did they really think that helping someone target others in the U.S. would keep them secure ? It reminds me of the transpeople and other LGBTQs who support Trump. Talk about not seeing the bigger picture.

tenente · 100+, M

no one can stop the troll king. president trump is untouchable. fear the troll president and kneel before him. all are powerless to the whims of president troll.