DHS Alleges Malian Deportee Featured on ‘60 Minutes’ Engaged in Immigration Fraud
The Malian national allegedly claimed that he feared persecution in Mali because of his homosexuality despite being married to a woman.
TL;DR
- The DHS stated that Moussa Diawara engaged in immigration fraud.
- Diawara, a Malian national, was featured in a recent "60 Minutes" report.
- He was reportedly deported to Ghana by ICE in July and later transferred to Mali.
- A court order had prohibited his deportation to Mali due to the risk of persecution.
- Diawara entered the U.S. on a tourist visa, overstayed, and applied for refugee protection.
- He claimed potential persecution in Mali, a Muslim-majority nation with an Islamist insurgency, due to his conversion to Christianity.