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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Inmates awaiting deportation make giant ‘SOS’ message with their bodies that can be seen from the skies

Venezuelan migrants held at a detention center in Texas spelled out the distress signal “SOS” with their bodies while awaiting deportation by Donald Trump’s administration.

Thirty-one detainees being held at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson and dressed in red and orange jumpsuits came together on Monday to spell out the letters, as a Reuters drone flew overhead. The stunt was to protest against their incarceration by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and appeal for help.

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