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Migrants deported by US to Sierra Leone risk return to countries where they fear persecution
Lawyers say the migrants may be sent onward to countries where they face persecution despite U.S. court orders blocking those returns.
- About a dozen migrants deported from the United States arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Thursday, marking the second such flight after nine West African migrants landed there last month.
- Sierra Leone's agreement with the Trump administration is supported by a $1.5 million grant, while Kenvah Solutions distributes pamphlets describing the country as a 'temporary transit location' for deportees.
- Despite prior United States court orders, immigration attorney Erica Reilly warned that migrants risk being sent onward to their home countries where they face persecution, despite having credible-fear protections.
- Reilly stated the government ignores the fate of those transferred, claiming, "What happens to them after they leave the United States is not our problem." The program is capped at 25 deportees monthly.
- Rights lawyers earlier this month filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa's top human rights body, alleging the nation forces deportees back to their home countries in violation of their rights.
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Migrants deported by US to Sierra Leone risk return to countries where they fear persecution
Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone are being told they'll be sent back to their home countries despite legal protections by U.S. courts.
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Asylum seekers deported by the US to Sierra Leone are at risk of being sent back to their countries of origin, where they face persecution, according to one of the lawyers.
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