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The journey of a Haitian migrant

Haitian migrants who were flown out of Texas by US authorities wait outside of Toussaint Louverture International Airport for processing by Haitian authorities, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti [Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters]

US officials are saying upwards of 4,000 Haitians were sent back to Haiti from the Texas border during the past few weeks, but what happened next? Daniel left Haiti for Chile four years ago. Last week, he made it to Texas. He says he was shackled, beaten and sent back to Haiti again. Today on The Take, what Daniel was hoping for and what happened in the end.

In this episode:

Santcha Etienne, Organizer for The Black Alliance for Just Immigration in Florida (@BAJItweet)
John Holman (@johnholman100), Al Jazeera correspondent – Mexico City
Kerry Kennedy (@KerryKennedyRFK), President of RFK Human Rights (@RFKHumanRights), lawyer and activist
Translation: Charles Jean-Pierre (@cjpgallery) and Roberto Massillon (@PAPCuisineDC)
Voiceover: Bechir Slyvain (@bechirsylvain)

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Source: Al Jazeera