Saturday, April 18, 2026

Ah, the rest of the story!-----Newsweek: Student Self-Deports After Enduring ‘Inhumane’ ICE Conditions

Newsweek reports that an international student from Bangladesh didn't want to, but felt he had to after months of "inhumane" detention in an ICE facility. - Brett T.
  • Let's see what Newsweek isn't telling us. Billal Rahman reports:
..said he self-deported on February 26 after what he described as a prolonged and emotionally taxing immigration process.
"In August 2025, his student visa status was terminated. 
  • Chowdhury's criminal history includes convictions for driving under the influence and retail theft,"...
Chowdhury "alleged 
  • inconsistent access to drinking water, 
  • saying detainees sometimes 
  • had to wait extended periods for necessities. 
  • He also described food as repetitive and lacking nutritional value and said overcrowded, 
  • noisy conditions made it difficult to sleep, 
  • with lights often left on and little sense of privacy."

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