Deported without warning: How the loss of a father in Newark is affecting a community
AFSC On the Issues
English - September 12, 2013 18:37 - 5 minutes - 4.82 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGovernment Business Non-Profit social justice quaker afsc government non-profit Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the middle of May, 2013, Kofi (whose name was changed for this story) was detained and deported to his home country in Africa. The family he left behind--including a girlfriend, and two children--are struggling with his absence, unsure of their future or the fate of their boyfriend and father. Hear the story of this family, and hear how the AFSC in Newark is speaking out against his case and others that tear families apart.