…Dozens gathered outside the cruise terminal at the Port of Baltimore on Sunday to protest the alleged detention and deportation of four Filipino seafarers that were taken from a Carnival ship while it was docked in Baltimore last week.

According to Marino PH, the largest maritime community in the Philippines, the four seafarers were arrested on child pornography accusations and questioned about drug possession on Sept. 7.

Carnival Cruise Line said that arrests are a law enforcement matter and that the company will “always cooperate” with authorities. Immigration Customs and Enforcement and Customs Border Protection officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday.

Against the backdrop of the Carnival Pride ship the seafarers were allegedly taken from, dozens of protesters stood with a Filipino flag and signs advocating for the protection of Filipino seafarers.

“In this current political climate, who is to say that these rates will not increase? Who is to say that these rates will not disproportionately impact Filipinos?” said Jom Delor, the deputy secretary general of the Filipino migrant alliance, Migrante USA. “We put our foot down and we say that the Filipino people deserve better and that we will fight until we get what we deserve.”…