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The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal
- Farah, a 21-year-old woman from Morocco, fled her country due to family violence and sought asylum in the United States but was detained for nearly a year before being deported to Cameroon, a third country where homosexuality is illegal.
- Despite legal protection orders from U.S. immigration judges, Farah and others were deported to third countries like Cameroon, with these deportations used to pressure undocumented migrants to leave the U.S..
- These deportations violated the due process rights of the migrants and U.S. immigration laws, according to immigration advocates.
- Cameroon and other African countries have agreements with the U.S. to receive deported migrants, with some nations receiving millions of dollars, while the Trump administration spent at least $40 million to deport migrants to countries other than their own.
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Seeking Freedom: The Ordeal of Being Gay and Deported
This story follows Farah, a 21-year-old gay woman from Morocco, who fled violence from her family only to face further struggles. Despite receiving a US protection order, she was deported to a country where her life remained at risk. Her story highlights the challenges faced by many seeking asylum.
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The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal
A woman who sought asylum in the United States after fleeing a country where homosexuality is illegal says the Trump administration's third-country deportation system sent her to another one.
·United States
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A 21-year-old girl who fled Morocco because she was persecuted for her sexual orientation says the American vision has turned into a bureaucratic nightmare.
·Romania
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