Executive Summary This article examines Sierra Leone’s recent practice of accepting third-country nationals deported from the United States – many of whom held withholding-of-removal or CAT-deferral orders – and then returning them to their countries of origin. Drawing on treaty texts, case law, and primary sources, we find that these actions likely violate Sierra Leone’s non-refoulement obligations under international law. …
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