A longtime Michigan resident who had never been to Iraq but was deported there in June died this week after he couldn't get insulin to treat his diabetes, supporters said Thursday.
"Jimmy died tragically yesterday of a diabetic crisis. His death could have and should have been prevented, as his deportation was essentially a death sentence," Aldaoud's congressman, Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., said in a statement Wednesday. When ICE moved to deport him, Greece would not accept him and he was eventually sent to Iraq. Aldaoud didn't speak Arabic, did not have any family in Iraq and is Chaldean Catholic, a Christian group that has been persecuted in Iraq in the past."I was deported two and a half weeks ago," he says in the video."I begged them, I said, 'Please I've never seen that country, I've never been there.' However they forced me and I'm here now.
"This is a poor family," he said."The cost of a family of five getting citizenship, between attorneys' fees and filing fees, we’re talking over $10,000, and for a refugee family with low income that’s a difficult to come up with."“Jimmy’s death has devastated his family and us," Miriam Aukerman, a lawyer with ACLU of Michigan, said in a statement."We knew he would not survive if deported. What we don’t know is how many more people ICE will send to their deaths.
Well, this is also happening here, as the cost of insulin has soared to an all time high.
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Just wow. Thanks White America.
He had a huge criminal record and was not a US citizen. Maybe we could blame iraq, where they wouldnt provide the medicine.
Supporters? Maybe they could have helped him with support $$$.
The media is an agenda spewing cesspool. See your headline doesn't cover this now does it?
Not here legally. 'Exhaustive review'. 'Aldaoud was a citizen of Iraq because of his parents'. Mentally ill felon. But yea let's blame Trump and try to guilt people into thinking this was anyone's fault but his parents. GTFOOH.
Charge Trump with murder
You forgot the part about him being illegal and a criminal. The leftist media is disgusting.
roeresidence His family should charge trump and his administration with manslaughter. This is 100% their fault. TrumpIsResponsible TrumpsRacismKills HoldThemAccountable TheGOPIsComplicit CorruptGOP ImpeachmentInquiryNow ImpeachmentHearingsNow CongressDoYourJob HouseDemocrats
Can we deport Trump to some place that he will never be able to get a spray tan!
Yeah, with a 20 year rap sheet including DV, home invasion, etc. He was no angel, but rather a predator.
Just because you hide from police for years, it doesn't mean you are suddenly immune to prosecution. This man had decades go become a legal citizen and chose not to. He is to blame for his own actions.
I call Bullshit on this whole story. Since Congress has not set aside funds for mental health, his deportation solved a potential problem of violence in the future. His criminal behavior says nothing for his wanting help. I don’t feel responsible.
Yup, he and his parents were illegal immigrants A sad story, but I guess they should not have broken our laws. A hard lesson, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Absolutely shameful.
his death could have been prevented if he saw a doctor and got a prescription filled. he was 41 years old and in charge of his own health
Can you say CRIMINAL? ICEgov is doing a great job by deporting these illegals who have abused America’s laws! Quit twisting the truth and using false narratives that are purposely dividing Americans!
Is this story supposed to stir warm fuzzy feelings for this man? A criminal and never legal? Sad he died, we all will, but not our responsibility even a little.
This is a really sad story. Having stated that this man was likely warned of the dangers to his own life by continuing with criminal activity. His record includes convictions for assault, home invasion, and some petty crimes (according to media sources)
He committed more than 20 felonies. That’s why he was deported. Just shut up.
Tired of this tweet nbc
perfect example of fake news/spin. the guy was a criminal!!!
HEY NBC----what about the rest of the story. the guy has had so many convictions that they cannot be counted, and he did zip to get legal, and the courts scoured this case a lot before he was deported. try telling the FULL story or just quit the business!!
How many times is this story tweeted a day by NBC? I have seen it every few hours for at least 3-4 days now. The media is the main reason this country is so divided.
I don’t feel bad dude was NOT a citizens and was a thief!!!! Oh well if he did the right things in life he would be here
He must have been on govt healthcare. Let's make sure all liberals get MedicareForAll today!
*An illegal immigrant with a massive criminal record
Couldn't get insulin. Diabetic ketoacidosis was most likely his cause of death. This man's death is on this adm. hands. How many more have to die before we as a country say enough is enough?
5 minutes of research shows that -as well as being here illegally- this dude was arrested 20 times for burglary, home invasion, wife-beating, etc..and warned of deportation the last few. Still tragic?
Of Course NBC will not tell the Truth about this story DO SOME RESEARCH
Yep, it is awful. It’s cruel. Is this what we’ve become and are we actually okay with it It’s disturbing to say the least.
And? Dude was a pos
He beat his wife. I’m happy he’s gone
What a load of misleading bs NBC. He wasn’t a citizen, he committed several crimes, had been here several years, and was dangerous. Start reporting and leading with facts. No American should die in their own country bc of illegal, criminal residents. You are fakenews
why was he deported?
BLOOD ON realDonaldTrump POTUS HANDS ! !
The response here just make me sad. I can't believe we have so many uncaring people in our Country . Can't wait to see how they feel when it's their loved ones . Shame ! EmpathyDeficit 🙏🏽💔💔💔
LindseyGrahamSC SenateGOP SenateDems senatemajldr are you guys looking into this. His death is on realDonaldTrump
It's remarkable how inevitably these 'mainstream narrative' stories collapse. 5 minutes of research shows that -as well as being here illegally- this dude was arrested 20 times for burglary, home invasion, wife-beating, etc..and warned of deportation the last few. Still tragic?
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Wow I totally believe you. Who should I vote for?
Plz stop lying 2 us. U did not tell the whole story. He isa career criminal an deserved 2 get deported.
Had 40 years to become legal but became a thief instead.
An illegal was deported to his country of citizenship. He had plenty of time to get his American citizenship but didn’t.
Very sad to see, condolences to the family. However want to point out an equivalent headline would read: “USA should fund insulin for diabetics worldwide.” It sounds like a very nice idea, especially selfishly as diabetes is hereditary in my family, but just not plausible.
Interesting
I blame his parents.
Must of made Trump happy.
That is called injustice. Obtuse leaders can not do better than that. That mans death will rest on those who persecute people because of their ethnic background. This is not to deport illegals, thus is a systematic cleansing of USA society, to make it white again.
The Pivot away from Russia/Muller to Trump is a RACIST is almost complete....
Idiot's. He was a convicted felon of 20+ crimes.
Ideally ALL Iranians would move to the US tomorrow
He was in the US illegally and had a long criminal record. Is this ok? He broke into a house! Read the article! We do not need these people in this country!
So what exactly is the message here? Foreigners should not come to the United States and get diabetes from our corrupt way of life. Seems like in some ways they are better off staying home.
And here NBC News spent weeks telling us all that Iraq wasn’t a “s***hole” country. Not one vial of insulin in the who damn country? That’s pretty bad.
Drump is a murderer!!! 😡😡😡
Hey realDonaldTrump how do you sleep at night? The blood YOU cause to flow WILL drown you soon enough.
What a shame...I mean first off he came to the US when he was a baby. Secondly he has a mental illness that normally makes it hard to live. Now going to a country he has no idea about that in itself was a death sentence. There has to be some common sense for these situations
Just watched fake news nbc once again pounding on our President. They have the audacity to call Trump a conspiracy promoter yet for almost 3 years that is exactly what they have done! They will see how smart they really are come election time realDonaldTrump
Why didn’t he attempt to gain legal status in the 23 years between the age of 18 and 41? Seems like this whole deportation thing could have been avoided by simply establishing a legal status.
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realDonaldTrump is responsible for this gentleman’s death!
This is tragic. I can't imagine being sent to a country (of my ethnic origin) where I've not lived before. My male friend died in the Houston jail because he was denied his insulin; equally as tragic .
Shameful that this happened and no one cared to help!!!😡😡😡😡
Awful shame for anyone having to go through such a horrible path, leading to his death. This and more problems concerning medical, prescription problems foreseen with healthcare or the lack thereof.
I guess NBC's point is that we should allow unlimited immigration from the Middle East also. Its working out for Germany, Sweden, France, and the UK
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Was arrested 20 times maybe nyt should have taken him
He was a criminal. He should have been deported.
Non-citizens cannot vote so they do not have congressmen.
This is horrible. He came here when he was 6 months old. He’s an American not Greek and not an Iraqi. The man also suffered from schizophrenia. We failed him.
He should’ve went to the hospital
everybody has to be somewhere !
Forgot to mention in the headline that he was a criminal... also Greece refused to accept him
You failed to mention he was in this country ILLEGALLY
The far left ABCnews forgot to add in the heading that this man had a lengthy criminal history. How convenient!!
Heard about this on NPR. Profoundly sad story and it really shows the true dark side of the Trump administration's war on immigration.
No hospitals?
The guy had 40 years to fix his status. He obviously didn’t think it was a priority. Yet the USA are the bad guys. 40 years is a long time to blow this off. I don’t get why if he’s born in Greece they didn’t have to take him?So if Greece doesn’t want him we are still the bad guys
20 convictions in 20 years. The guy was a criminal.
This looks like Click bait.
Watch NBC make it around to accusing Trump for his death and then it will be because he isn’t white and then he wasn’t allowed due process and on and on and on!!!
Trumps policy’s are killing a lot of people he’s a killer
He was a victim of the 'blind' deportation orders!
'Every problem in the world is because of Trump' - Fake News and libidiots
Liberals will believe anything fake news tells them.
It's a lie
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Why do news reports keep leaving out or burying the fact that he went to jail for a home invasion?
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Hey gop hey realDonaldTrump this is not okay!
So he was here for forty years as an illegal? He never took the steps required to become an American citizen? This is the problem. People can’t take responsibility for their own actions. He failed to follow the law and suffered consequences. That’s life.
I'm confused. He died in Iraq? Because he wasn't a US citizen and then did something to get deported? What's the story here?
Never happened
Very Sad 😞 What is going on here in the US?
That's sad
was the us suppose to send him with a lifetime supply of insulin there must be doctors in Iraq and also pharmacies.
This is unacceptable!!! Died for no reason, so sad.
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Tragic, what a terrible legacy for America.
How proud does this make you feel? It’s the America the world now sees.
insanity and inhumanity!
Legalized murder
He should have planned for that knowing he was here illegally
Let that be a lesson to others.
MORE BLOOD ON HANDS OF CONSERVATIVES. GOOD LUCK EXPLAINING THAT WHEN U MEET JESUS, BEFORE HE SENDS U TO HELL
His death is on tRuMp's tiny hands
It's not like there are no diabetes in Iraq. living longtime in Michigan doesn't make him automatically a legal US resident.
God. So easily avoided. I'm sorry for him and his family. Age 41. No.
More blood on this administration’s hands. This is yet another absurd death. And it’s all on this cruel administration. No excuses.
he shouldn't of been in the military. I thought they only wanted PERFECT people...
Guess his Congress woman wasn’t available she is to busy chasing Trump.
Americans as a nation is allowing hate to eventually breed hate. Is the US prepared to handle more homemade terrorism? Some of these kids whose parents are being snatched will grow up with fury and thirst for revenge. Start building more prisons.
Insulin is subsidised in Australia under Medicare for all
Trump’s America!
Trump does not have a single ounce of humanity in his body. He and his family need to be deported to Russia or North Korea.
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No!
Remember: he was deported on court order.
Obama dropped the ball on this one. He wasn't protected by DACA because of his age.... And the left refuses to step to the plate on immigration reform because of a wall. The wall is getting built anyway.
Banishment, homelessness, starvation, and a slow, agonizing death from diabetic ketoacidosis is a helluva price to pay for some misdemeanor car burglary charge committed during a schizophrenic episode. The Trump Regime is defined by state-directed cruelty.
WSMV Guess Iraq needs to get on the medicine train to care for its residents.
Sad.
I find this story suspicious! NBC has been engaged in Fake News for so long, it's hard to determine if what they report is true or not! Oh well! A HUGE Thank You to President Trump and ICE for their amazing work! Trump2020 LoveTuckerCarlson ProudTrumpDonor
Yall biscuits dont care. Yall care about white privilege being protected.
so folks why didn't he get legal while he was here? why? ask rep levin I am sure he will tell you the truth!
More outrage here than for 9/11 Benghazi .
This is exactly what HITLER’S GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP GUARDS DID ICEgov I’m disgusted in this racist country!!
He had 41 years to solve the problem but didn't. The only person at fault was himself.
Longtime illegal resident....there I fixed it for you...
If you are in ICE and you are doing these things, you are a sadist. You should disobey orders.
Confused. Where was he born? Obviously not Iraq, because he has never been there.
So, it's not a stretch to say the current immigration system in this country is killing people. Literally.
This is very sad. However: Never got citizenship because of cost? Current cost is $725: family of 5 = $3,675. They had some 40 years to raise this money. He was arrested for B&E. Edward Bajoka, an immigration attorney and family friend - did what to help before deportation?
realDonaldTrump Another proud moment for you!
This is NOT our America. This only happens in an America run by a man incapable of having a kind thought. I am so sorry for this family.
That’s why are hated Trump
As Trump & the GOP today continue to kill. 'Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! '
Good illegal immigrants living in the country are suffering because of the lack of reform. Congress has the power to fix this. Secure the border, fix the status of long term illegals who have roots here and put a new process in place for new entries. Yes it is that simple.
That is a travesty & just so wrong!
Watch the Trump supporters doubling down. The pattern tends to be for them first to say, 'Oh, nobody is going to get hurt,' Then, 'well of COURSE some will be made uncomfortable, but nobody's going to DIE,' then 'Well of COURSE people are going to die...'
Just can't stop 'Making America Great Again'
And this death of an American by an illegal because liberals will not obey immigration law
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