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On October 8, a US judge ordered the Trump administration to help release and return Ahmed Soliman, an Egyptian man who was deported to Equatorial Guinea earlier this year and subsequently jailed there. According to Human Rights Watch, between January 2025 and August 2026, 536 people were deported from the US to African countries that are neither their country of citizenship nor habitual residence under third-country deportation deals. Soliman faced harsh treatment by Equatorial Guinean police and is being held incommunicado; he wrote last year that he feared for his life if returned to Egypt due to his sexual orientation.
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Story summary
A US judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of an Egyptian man named Ahmed Soliman who was deported to Equatorial Guinea in 2023 and has since been jailed there. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, between January 2025 and August 2026, 536 people were deported from the US to African countries that are neither their country of citizenship nor habitual residence under so-called third-country deportation deals. Soliman was one of these individuals and faced rough treatment by Equatorial Guinean police officers; video footage showed police pointing firearms at migrants including him. After Reuters published its story, Soliman was arrested and held incommunicado at a gendarmerie station that has also been used to detain human rights activists. The judge's ruling mandates the Department of Homeland Security to assist in Soliman’s release from custody and his return to the United States.
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US judge orders return of Egyptian deported to Equatorial Guinea
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A US judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the release and return of an Egyptian man who was deported to Equatorial Guinea this year and has since been jailed there.
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who → order → Guinea
Ahmed Soliman is one of hundreds of migrants sent from the US to African countries under so-called third-country deportation deals that the US government has used to accelerate removals.
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government → send → removals
Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday that 536 people had been deported to African countries "that are neither their country of citizenship nor habitual residence" between January 2025 and August 2026.
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that → say → January
Last month, Soliman said he had faced rough treatment by Equatorial Guinean police officers.
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he → say → officers
Video obtained by Reuters showed police pulling firearms on migrants including Soliman.
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police → obtain → Soliman
After Reuters published its story, Soliman was taken into custody and has been held incommunicado at a gendarmerie station that has also been used to detain human rights activists.
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that → publish → activists
In a ruling seen by Reuters on Thursday, US judge John C. Hinderaker said the Department of Homeland Security must facilitate Soliman's release from custody and his return to the US.
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Department → see → US
That includes arranging any travel documentation he would need to return.
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he → include → documentation
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Department → respond → comment
Equatorial Guinea has also not responded to requests for comment about Soliman's case.
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Guinea → respond → case
Soliman wrote in a declaration to an immigration judge last year that he feared being killed in Egypt because he is gay.
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he → write → Egypt
Reuters has documented 40 cases in which migrants granted US legal protection after being persecuted for their LGBT status were deported to third countries in Africa that either criminalize same-sex relations or have been described by the State Department as hostile to LGBT people.
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that → document → people
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