Migrants deported by US to Sierra Leone risk return to countries where they fear persecution (opens original article in a new tab)

Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone risk being sent back to their home countries where they face persecution, despite court orders, under a program that uses third-country agreements to deport migrants.

• Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone risk return to home countries where they face persecution
• Sierra Leone is a temporary transit location for deportees under U.S. third-country deportation agreements
• U.S. court orders prohibit deportation to countries where asylum seekers face persecution