Gambian LGBTQ+ asylum holder deported to Ghana on military aircraft
Sep 4, 2025
Country of origin: Gambia
K.S., a Gambian citizen and LGBTQ+ community member who had obtained humanitarian parole to remain in the U.S., was removed from a Louisiana detention center without explanation on September 4, 2025, chained and placed on a military aircraft. He was deported to Ghana as part of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign to African countries. K.S. had fled Gambia where LGBTQ+ status is punishable by up to life in prison, and expressed his fear of returning to his homeland to Ghanaian officials, but immigration authorities proceeded with the deportation anyway. He is currently in hiding.
Sources
- PBS
- Trump administration has floated deporting third-country nationals to Africa. Here's what we know
Associated Press·Jul 11, 2025·archived copy
- Straitjackets and military aircraft: How the Trump administration is making dozens of migrants disappear in Africa
english.elpais.com·Oct 26, 2025·archived copy
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