Bisexual Gambian man with CAT protection deported to Ghana and subsequently returned to country where he faces torture
2025 · Ghana, Gambia
DeportationThird Country DeportationCourt Order ViolationLGBTQ+CAT/Withholding of RemovalRefugee/Asylum Seeker
A bisexual man from The Gambia won Convention Against Torture protection after demonstrating a likelihood of torture in his home country. Nevertheless, he was deported to Ghana and was subsequently returned to The Gambia — the country from which a U.S. court had found he faced likely torture.
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