US Judge Orders Return of Gay Man Unlawfully Deported to Equatorial Guinea

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:50:00 +0300

On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker in Arizona ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to facilitate the release and return to the United States of 31-year-old Egyptian native Ahmed Soliman, according to Reuters. Soliman, who is openly gay, was summarily removed in late April to Equatorial Guinea—a Central African nation with which he has no personal, familial, or cultural ties—under third-country deportation arrangements.

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US Judge Orders Return of Gay Man Unlawfully Deported to Equatorial Guinea