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The Straits Times. (2026, October 8). US judge orders return of Egyptian deported to Equatorial Guinea. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/us-judge-orders-return-of-egyptian-deported-to-equatorial-guinea
The Straits Times. “US judge orders return of Egyptian deported to Equatorial Guinea.” The Straits Times, 8 Oct. 2026, https://www.straitstimes.com/world/us-judge-orders-return-of-egyptian-deported-to-equatorial-guinea.
The Straits Times. “US judge orders return of Egyptian deported to Equatorial Guinea.” The Straits Times, October 8, 2026. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/us-judge-orders-return-of-egyptian-deported-to-equatorial-guinea.
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A US judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of an Egyptian man named Ahmed Soliman who was previously deported to Equatorial Guinea, where he has since been jailed. Between January 2025 and August 2026, 436 migrants were sent from the US to African countries under third-country deportation deals, often targeting those with LGBTQ status. After facing rough treatment by Equatorial Guinean police officers and being detained incommunicado at a gendarmerie station used for detaining human rights activists, Soliman's case garnered attention when Reuters published a story documenting similar 40 cases involving migrants deported to countries hostile towards LGBTQ individuals. The Department of Homeland Security is now working with Soliman’s lawyers to contact him and begin the process to facilitate his return to the US.
