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.
- Migrants deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone face risks of being sent back to their home countries where they fear persecution, despite U.S. court orders protecting them.
- Sierra Leone recently received about a dozen migrants on a second deportation flight from the U.S., which is part of third-country deportation agreements with at least nine African nations.
- Migrants are treated as temporary residents in Sierra Leone, with no long-term settlement allowed and a private contractor handling their accommodation and transfers.
- A lawyer stated that migrants protected by U.S. courts from deportation to their home countries have little ability to prevent being sent back, a risk known to the U.S. government.
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Migrants deported by U.S. to Sierra Leone risk return to countries where they fear persecution
Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone risk being sent back to their home countries where they face persecution, according to one of their lawyers and documents seen by The Associated Press, despite prior U.S. court orders barring their deportation to those countries.
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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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