A gay asylum-seeker lives in 'constant fear' after a third-country deportation
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Farah, a 21-year-old gay woman from Morocco where homosexuality is illegal, fled her country due to family violence but was deported back after seeking asylum in the U.S., despite having a protection order from a U.S. immigration judge.
- The Trump administration deported dozens of migrants with legal protections to third countries like Cameroon, where they faced further risks, using these deportations as a tactic to pressure undocumented migrants to leave the U.S.
- Many deportees held protection orders from U.S. judges, yet were sent to third countries without the chance to contest their removal, raising concerns about violations of due process and international obligations.
- Cameroon and at least six other African nations have agreements with the U.S. to receive deported
