Man from Sierra Leone Who Says He Fear Return There as Gay Is Detained so Files Habeas

Man from Sierra Leone Who Says He Fear Return There as Gay Is Detained so Files Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 24 –A man from Sierra Leone who was granted deferral of removal from the USA to Sierra Leone under the Convention Against Torture was detained by ICE on August 24 in 26 Federal Plaza.   He filed a petition across Foley Square in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where Inner City Press found it.   The petition says he has leukemia, and that no third country has agreed to accept him.  It says he fear torture in Sierra Leone on account of "his severe mental illness and his homosexual orientation."   The case is Shaban v. Genalo, et al., 1:26-cv-7226 (Unassigned) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com