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"I Want To Be Free": 9-Year-Old Canadian Citizen Pleads From Texas Immigration Jail

2007-02-23

Majid and his nine-year old son Kevin are Iranian immigrants currently being held at the Hutto detention center. They’ve been forcibly detained since their plane was forced made an emergency landing in Puerto Rico as they made their way to Canada. Kevin says: “I want to be free. I want go to outside. I want to go home to Canada.” [includes rush transcript]

We are also joined on the phone by an Iranian immigrant named Majid from inside the Hutto detention center in Taylor, Texas. He, his wife and nine-year-old son Kevin have been held at the center for the past 19 days.

  • Majid, Iranian immigrant detained at Hutto detention center.
  • Kevin, Majid’s nine-year old son.
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