“Just Like Kidnapping”

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Schulman, J. (2026, October 26). “Just Like Kidnapping”. Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/guantanamo-bay-somali-immigrants-ice/

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Mother Jones · collected 2026-10-26 · by Jeremy Schulman

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In late August 2026, the Trump administration transported 12 Somali immigrants to a detention facility at Guantanamo Bay under the direction of ICE. Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, one of those detained, described his experience as "just like kidnapping" and said Gitmo was "the worst place ever I’ve been in my life." Despite claims by the Department of Homeland Security that these individuals were among “the worst of the worst,” no evidence emerged to support accusations against Mohamed. He stated he had "no criminal record." About a month later, ICE deported him back to Somalia after nearly 40 hours of shackling during his journey. Mohamed’s story highlights the controversial practices used by US immigration authorities and raises questions about their treatment of detainees.

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Story

📰 Like Kidnapping
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“The articles describe different events involving distinct groups of immigrants under the Trump administration's deportation policies.”
Extended Interview: Homeland Security's James Percival on third-country deportations Different event
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Hedges 0 of 1 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A describes a specific incident involving Somali immigrants being deported to Guantanamo Bay, while Article B is an interview discussing third-country deportations in general without mentioning the specific incident.”
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Who wrote this

Jeremy Schulman
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Topics

ICE Somali Somalia The Department of Homeland Security the Trump administration

Subjects

Mohamed PERSON · 4× ICE ORG · 2× Moore PERSON · 2× Somali NORP · 2× Amanda Moore PERSON · 1× Mother Jones ORG · 1× Sakariye Abdi Mohamed PERSON · 1× Somalia GPE · 1× The Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1× the Trump administration ORG · 1×

Narrative

“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay,” Sakariye Abdi Mohamed told journalist Amanda Moore in a phone call last month from the infamous detention facility.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-29
2026-10-29 · Mother Jones
“Just Like Kidnapping” · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

In late August, the Trump administration loaded 12 Somali immigrants onto a plane and flew them to an ICE facility at Guantanamo Bay. asserted
administration → load → Bay
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay,” Sakariye Abdi Mohamed told journalist Amanda Moore in a phone call last month from the infamous detention facility. asserted
Mohamed → tell → facility
Gitmo, Mohamed said, was “the worst place ever I’ve been in my life.” asserted
I → say → life
The Department of Homeland Security has denied mistreating the Guantanamo prisoners—and it insists the Somali men sent there are “some of the worst of the worst.” asserted
men → deny → worst
But we found no evidence that Mohamed had been accused of any wrongdoing. asserted
Mohamed → find → wrongdoing
“I don’t have no criminal record,” he told Moore. asserted
he → have → Moore
“I don’t have no tickets.” asserted
I → have → tickets
A few weeks later, ICE deported Mohamed to Somalia—he was shackled for nearly 40 hours during the trip, he says. asserted
he → deport → trip
In a new video for Mother Jones, he provides gut-wrenching details about his time at Guantanamo and his efforts to rebuild his life in Mogadishu. asserted
he → provide → Mogadishu
DHS didn’t respond to Moore’s follow-up questions about Mohamed’s allegations. asserted
DHS → respond → allegations
You can watch her report above. asserted
You → watch → report
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