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Iraq Agrees To Accept Its Citizens The U.S. Wants To Deport

Michigan Public | By Sarah Hulett
Published March 31, 2017 at 2:24 PM MDT
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Hundreds of Iraqis have remained in the U.S. after committing crimes because Iraq wouldn't take them back. Many are finally being deported after Iraq agreed to repatriate them as part of a deal to remove the country from President Trump's travel ban.

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Sarah Hulett
Sarah Hulett became Michigan Radio's assistant news director in August 2011. For five years she was the station's Detroit reporter, and contributed to several reporting projects that won state and national awards.
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