US immigration and customs enforcement (Ice) canceled a deportation flight to west Africa because of allegations of brutality by Ice agents in the treatment of the deportees, the agency has said in a statement.

The statement emailed to the Guardian and the cancellation of the deportation flight, so that would-be deportees can be interviewed as witnesses, marks a dramatic change in tone by the agency, which has hitherto deflected and denied earlier allegations of human rights abuses.

Related: Exclusive: Ice cancels deportation flight to Africa after claims of brutality

That’s it from me today. My west coast colleague, Maanvi Singh, will take over the blog for the next few hours.

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