A judge struck down "3rd country" deportations. But it came too late for this gay Moroccan woman. - LGBTQ Nation

"A judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration's policy of deporting asylum seekers and other immigrants to so-called third countries is unlawful. That ruling was too late for hundreds of immigrants summarily shipped off to countries other than their own in the past year, including a 21-year-old gay woman from Morocco who fled persecution there for the United States, only to find herself in Cameroon, another country in Africa where homosexuality is illegal."

"Farah, who asked to be identified only by her first name, said that she was deported to Cameroon from the U.S. despite having protection orders from a U.S. immigration judge. She is now back in hiding in Morocco, she told the Associated Press, in a rare interview with a victim of the third-country policy."

"Farah fled Morocco with her girlfriend after both their families reacted violently to news of their relationship. Farah was kicked out of her family home and fled with her partner to another city. She said her family tracked her down and tried to kill her. After a six-country odyssey starting in Brazil, the couple arrived at the U.S. southern border in January 2025 and applied for asylum."

A judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration's third-country deportation policy is unlawful. However, hundreds of immigrants have already been deported to countries other than their own over the past year. One case involves a 21-year-old gay woman from Morocco who fled persecution and reached the U.S. border, only to be deported to Cameroon—a country where homosexuality carries severe criminal penalties. Despite holding U.S. immigration judge protection orders, she was sent to Cameroon where she faced danger. She has since returned to hiding in Morocco, living in fear of her family while struggling to work and survive.

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