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Eight migrants deported to Cameroon and held without access to lawyers

Eight migrants from countries including Kenya, Senegal, and Ethiopia were deported to Cameroon in February 2026 without legal counsel. They were held in Yaoundé with inadequate food and pressured to return to their home countries.

Feb 16, 2026Yaoundé, CM

Eight migrants deported to Cameroon and held without access to lawyers
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Eight migrants from Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ethiopia, Angola, and Zimbabwe were deported to Cameroon on February 16, 2026, as part of a secret third-country removal program. They were held in detention in Yaoundé without documentation, due process, or contact with attorneys, and faced conditions including inadequate food and coercion to 'voluntarily' return to their home countries.

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