9 d. ago US cops mistook Indian migrant’s ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and threw him into an ICE jail. It changed his life forever

Kapil Raghu, 28, says he was thrown in a jail cell with a pile of human faeces on the floor and put in deportation proceedings after police officers mistook a knockoff perfume bottle in his car for drugs and detained him. Maroosha Muzaffar writes

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9 d. ago Police mistook ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and upended an Indian immigrant’s life

Kapil Raghu, 28, says he was thrown in a jail cell with a pile of human faeces on the floor and put in deportation proceedings after police officers mistook a knockoff perfume bottle in his car for drugs and detained him. Maroosha Muzaffar writes

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3 w. ago Arkansas man seeks to have visa status restored after being arrested for ‘Opium’ perfume bottle

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Labour AND the Tories betrayed young people by making us compete for jobs with foreign workers. Now Rachel Reeves wants to do even more damage, writes JACK ANDERTON

The Prime Minister yesterday described the Reform plan - to ask those with ILR status to reapply for a visa and potentially deport those rejected - as 'racist' and 'immoral'. This insults millions of Britons.

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4 w. ago YSL's Black Opium perfume is down to £42 rather than £70 for 24 hours with little known deal

The YSL Black Opium perfume is one of the most popular fragrances in the world, and you can bag a bottle of the coveted scent for just £42.50 rather than £70 for 24 hours

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4 w. ago YSL's hero Black Opium perfume can be bagged for £42 instead of £70 for 24 hours

Yves Saint Lauren’s Black Opium perfume is one of the most iconic ones around, and now you can get your hands on it for just £42 rather than £70 – but you’ll have to be quick

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4 w. ago ‘I was reborn’: Cincinnati imam reflects on 10 weeks in Ice custody after release

Ayman Soliman recalls isolation, abuse and fear of deportation and the community that fought for his releaseOn a recent rain-drenched fall afternoon, the mood at the Clifton Mosque in Cincinnati was one of elation and relief.Last Friday, Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian imam and hospital chaplain who had been detained at a county jail for more than 10 weeks, was released and is expected to have his visa status fully returned. Continue reading...

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