Brazil’s anger at America’s treatment of deported immigrants

According to Isna, the Brazilian government expressed its anger on Saturday after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States arrived in the country in handcuffs and called it a “clear disregard” for their rights.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country announced that it wants an explanation from Washington about the “humiliating treatment of passengers on this flight”.

This political conflict comes as Latin America grapples with the return to power of US President Donald Trump and his orders against immigrants.

According to the AFP report, Trump is the person who promises to crack down on illegal immigration and mass deportations.

When the plane landed in the northern city of Manaus, Brazilian authorities ordered American officials to “immediately remove the handcuffs,” Brazil’s justice ministry said in a statement.

The statement states that Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva about the “clear disregard for the fundamental rights of Brazilian citizens.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil also announced on the “X” social network that Brazil will request the US government regarding the humiliating behavior of the passengers on the Friday night flight.

The Brazilian government announced that there were 88 Brazilians on this plane.

The flight was originally destined for the city of Belo Horizonte in the southeast of the country, but encountered a technical problem that forced it to land in the city of Manaus.

A government source told AFP the flight was not directly linked to any anti-immigration executive order issued by Trump since taking office, but stemmed from a 2017 bilateral agreement.

According to a Brazilian minister, “children with autism … who went through very serious experiences” were also on the flight.

Images broadcast on Brazilian television show some passengers getting off the civilian plane with their hands and ankles tied.

During the campaign, Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration and began his second term with a flurry of executive actions aimed at reviewing entry into the United States.

On his first day in office, he signed executive orders declaring a “state of national emergency” on the US’s southern border, sending more troops to the region, while promising to deport “criminal aliens.”

Several deportation flights have attracted public and media attention since Monday, although such actions were common under previous US presidents.

However, the Trump administration has begun using military aircraft for repatriation flights, with at least one landing in Guatemala this week.

According to the US Department of Homeland Security, there are about 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States.

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