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From left: David Williams, Patrick Ferguson, Luther Patterson, and Robert Weir, four of the five Jamaican fishermen who allege that the US Coast Guard subjected them to inhumane treatment during a 32-day detention in various vessels. They were imprisoned for 10 months and deported after initial charges of drug-running collapsed.
Contributed From left: David Williams, Patrick Ferguson, Luther Patterson, and Robert Weir, four of the five Jamaican fishermen who allege that the US Coast Guard subjected them to inhumane treatment during a 32-day detention in various vessels. They were imprisoned for 10 months and deported after initial charges of drug-running collapsed.

‘Political Question’ raised in move to dismiss Jamaican fishermen’s claim against US Coast Guard

(Jamaica Gleaner) The United States Government has moved a motion for the court to dismiss the suit by four Jamaican fishermen who have accused the US Coast Guard (USCG) of holding them captive in inhumane conditions for over a month.

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