Somali migrant recounts torture in Libya but says hope for a better life still drives him

Somali migrant Mohamed Abdi Awale says his dream of reaching the United States has survived a brutal journey across Africa, months of torture by smugglers, and detention in Libya. Awale is among 165 Somalis recently repatriated after enduring harrowing conditions while attempting to reach Europe.

Awale says his childhood dream was to live in America, but U.S. restrictions under former president Donald Trump pushed him to attempt a…