Trump Admin Criticizes Sixty Minutes Deportation Story

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1. 26 Oct

   Within days of his arrival in Mali, Diawara claims that he was then forced onto a flight to Ghana, and he has been left trying to get back to his family in Texas, who told of their anguish to 60 Minutes.

   3 outlets · Daily Mail
2. 27 Oct

   Diawara also wrote in the application that he was "banished" from attending Malian activities because he’s "a homosexual," who has received threats.

   2 outlets · Fox News

Coverage 8 articles

• 31 Oct The media doesn’t need to lie when it can just delete the truthThe article criticizes 60 Minutes for omitting crucial information in a segment about Moussa Diawara, a deported man from Texas. Specifically, it highlights that the segment did not mention Diawara's claim of being gay and fearing persecution, despite DHS questioning his credibility regarding his Christian conversion as grounds to fear returning to Mali. A CBS spokesperson reportedly learned of this claim two weeks…Washington Examiner
• 30 Oct Bari Weiss and ‘60 Minutes’ boss weren’t briefed on deportee’s ‘gay’ asylum claim ahead of controversial segment: sourcesBari Weiss and Nick Bilton of CBS News were not informed that deported migrant Moussa Diawara had claimed he was gay when applying for asylum before the controversial "60 Minutes" segment aired. The segment instead reported that a US judge in 2012 ruled against deporting Diawara to Mali based on his conversion to Christianity. Sources say producers intentionally omitted Diawara’s gay claim, believing it would…New York Post
• 29 Oct DHS told '60 Minutes' weeks before segment aired that deported Malian national had once claimed to be gayFox News reports that DHS informed "60 Minutes" weeks before airing a sympathetic segment on Moussa Diawara, a deported Malian national, about his contradictory asylum application. The email sent October 6 indicated that Diawara had claimed fear of persecution due to being gay in his 2009 application, which contradicts the show's portrayal of him as a family man facing deportation. Despite this information, "60…Fox News
• 28 Oct ‘60 Minutes’ knew deported Texas dad with wife claimed he was gay on immigration docs — but still ran story: DHSA Department of Homeland Security official reported that “60 Minutes” knew two weeks prior to airing their segment about Moussa Diawara, a married father who was deported from Texas, that he claimed to be gay on immigration documents to avoid deportation. Despite this knowledge, the program portrayed Diawara as fearing persecution if returned to Mali due to his conversion to Christianity, omitting details of his…New York Post
• 27 Oct Trump admin slams CBS for leaving out ‘absurd bit of fraud’ from ‘60 Minutes’ profile of deported husband and fatherThe Trump administration criticized a recent "60 Minutes" segment by CBS News for omitting details about Moussa Diawara, an illegal immigrant from Mali who was deported to Ghana. DHS claims that Diawara committed fraud on his asylum application by falsely stating he is gay despite being married with children. The department asserts that the news program did not include this information, which they consider crucial…New York Post
• 27 Oct Deported migrant who '60 Minutes' painted as sympathetic family man claimed he was gay on asylum applicationA recent "60 Minutes" episode portrayed Moussa Diawara as a loving husband and father who faced deportation from the United States. However, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed that Diawara had previously claimed he was homosexual on his asylum application in 2009 to avoid deportation from Mali. The ICE statement highlights what it sees as fraud within the immigration system. Diawara’s case has…Fox News
• 26 Oct Trump administration goes after 60 Minutes for framing of Texas deportation caseThe Trump administration has criticized a recent 60 Minutes report on the deportation of Moussa Diawara, arguing that it mischaracterized his case. According to the story, Diawara, who entered the U.S. as a tourist but overstayed his visa and claimed asylum based on his sexuality, was actually married with two children in America. Despite this, he was deported first to Ghana and then to Mali following legal…Washington Examiner
• 26 Oct ICE blasts 60 Minutes segment on migrant dad deported to Ghana and claims he lied about being gay to stay in USICE has criticized a recent 60 Minutes segment about Moussa Diawara, a deported immigrant from Mali, claiming that Diawara lied about being gay to avoid deportation. The show featured emotional testimony from Diawara’s family in Texas, highlighting their distress at his removal. However, ICE and the Trump administration assert that Diawara fabricated claims of persecution as a homosexual to secure refugee status…Daily Mail

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