Issa B.: Green card holder denied reentry by CBP suffers kidney failure in Niger
Issa Salma Baouna, 49, a green-card holder from Niger, was denied reentry at JFK Airport on March 6. After returning to Niger he contracted malaria and developed kidney failure; his wife and two children left the U.S. to join him.
Mar 6, 2025New York, NYCountry of origin: Niger
Issa Salma Baouna, a 49-year-old green-card holder from Niger, was denied reentry to the United States at John F. Kennedy International Airport on March 6 after CBP determined he was inadmissible due to a prior removal order from 2022. Baouna had been ordered removed following an arrest for assault and visa overstay, and was paroled back into the country multiple times in 2023. After voluntarily returning to Niger, he contracted malaria that led to kidney failure. His wife left the U.S. with their two children to reunite with him.
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