News 1. Abdoul Abdi hearing Yesterday, El Jones attended the emergency hearing held to determine whether the court should intervene and put a temporary stop to the government’s efforts to deport Abdoul Abdi. Jones gives an overview of the proceedings, and then notes: I was invited to go to the Black History Month celebration last […]
As Justin Trudeau calls out anti-Black racism, his government prepares to deport Abdoul Adbi
There is no Black future I care about or that I am fighting for that doesn't have Abdoul and people like him in it. He is not expendable for some other project of recognition.
I’m in a cab on the way to Abdoul Abdi’s hearing, and the driver asks me if I work at the courthouse. “Kind of the exact opposite, actually,” I say. We start talking. He knows about Abdoul’s case, and he offers his support. He tells me about being in the cells there years ago, how […]