Dozens of cruise ship workers expelled from the US over unproven child porn claims decry lack of due process as they face a bleak future
The Trump administration’s widening immigration enforcement in the United States has led to gruelling grilling and mass deportations of Filipino seafarers over unproven child pornography accusations, sparking calls for transparency and justice from labour advocacy groups.
Marcelo Morales was resting in his cabin on the cruise ship Carnival Sunshine docked at Norfolk, Virginia, when two armed agents of the US Customs and Border Protection picked him up for an “interview” on June 28.
“I spent around three hours in interrogation, where they were forcing me to admit that I was watching child pornography. I vehemently denied that I watch that kind of content,” Morales told This Week in Asia.
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