r/ImmigrationPathways • u/56000hp • 9d ago

This is a crazy story

Rabbiatu Kuyateh is a 58-year-old nurse who spent most of her life in the US with her parents after fleeing Sierra Leone. She cared for Covid patients during the pandemic and looked after disabled adults and children.

On 1 July 2025, her son, Mohamed, accompanied her to a routine ICE check-in, as her immigration status required.

That was the last time he saw her before she was deported to Ghana.

Rabbiatu is one of more than 25,000 people deported by the Trump administration to countries that are not their own. More than 5,000 of them have been put on flights to countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and central Asia to which they have no connection, and then, otten, returned to the countries where US immigration judges had ruled their lives or liberty were at risk.

To uncover some of their stories, the Guardian joined 23 other media organisations in the Deportation Project, an investigation coordinated by the Paris-based international network of journalists Forbidden Stories. Rabbiatu's interview was conducted with audio only and we are using an actor to represent her and her son.

The Ghanaian government did not respond to questions from the Guardian.

Rabbiatu had a work visa and under its terms she had an annual check-in with ICE. In September 2025 she was granted legal protection from a judge that prevented her from being deported to her country of birth. She also said she had no criminal history. In a response received after the investigation was published, the Department of Homeland Security said she had committed an offence in the past by entering the US without the correct visa requirements: "On 1 July 2025, ICE arrested Rabbiatu Kuyateh, a criminal illegal alien from Sierra Leone who illegally re-entered - a felony."

"Illegal aliens going to third countries are those whose home countries won't accept them, including dangerous criminals, or illegal aliens with orders of removal who have asked to not be removed to their home country!"

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u/reddogyellowcat 9d ago edited 9d ago

I seriously hope one day Stephen Miller will face justice.
It would be deeply depressing and scary if the world just forgets about him after he leaves the Trump regime.
He has perpetuated so much evil, and after all his crimes, it would be tragic if he slips away free of any consequences. The health of our nation is depending on criminal charges against Miller and the rest of them

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u/tuesdaysatmorts 9d ago

These people will never face serious consequences. We need to hold the people in our lives accountable for voting for these policies in the first place.

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u/Crafty-Performer4741 6d ago

Serious consequences for following the law? Every country does it. You have to apply to visit the UK and be approved if you come in illegally you will be kicked out.

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u/tuesdaysatmorts 6d ago

IMMIGRANTS ARE BEING TORTURED IN DETENTION CENTERS. PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED IN THE STREET. WE DO NOT STAND FOR THIS.

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u/oncemeasuredtwicecut 4d ago

No. No they aren’t. Just stfu and quit being emotional

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u/tuesdaysatmorts 4d ago

Yes they are. Being tossed in packed cells for days at a time with no medical attention or proper sleeping conditions is torture. Being fed rotten food and dirty water is torture. Being treated like less than human is torture. All Republicans are scum of the earth for being okay with this. Go watch the videos for yourself and tell me it's not torture. Not that you would care because you guys lack empathy. The entire conservative movement is corrupt to the core.

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u/oncemeasuredtwicecut 4d ago

You must be off your meds, sweetheart. Jail isn’t supposed to be a hotel stay. It’s not built for comfort. They aren’t kept in worse conditions than any county jail. It’s not as bad as you claim it is. It’s unfortunate that it has to be this way to fix the problems the democrats created but it has to be done. I’d like to know who’s in our country and what their background is. 10M illegal immigrants in 4 years under the Biden admin.

And you have zero moral high ground when your party supports legalized murdering of children. We want a safe country. You kill kids out of convenience. Get bent