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November 10, 2020

50 Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Set to Be Deported Despite Threat of Persecution and Death
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In immigration news, The Guardian reports nearly 50 Cameroonian asylum
seekers are scheduled to be deported today. Some of them are activists
who face arrest warrants in Cameroon and political persecution from
government forces known for conducting extrajudicial killings. Several
have told The Guardian that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents
have tortured them into signing their deportation papers and forcibly
took their fingerprints. Last month, dozens of Cameroonian asylum
seekers were deported, many of whom are now missing. Advocates say Black
asylum seekers are being disproportionately targeted with mass
deportations.


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