From Fox News · Joseph Wulfsohn · · 1m 10s
DHS warned '60 Minutes' about gay claim in deportation
DHS told '60 Minutes' weeks before broadcast that deported Malian man claimed to be gay in asylum application.
In brief
DHS told '60 Minutes' weeks before broadcast that deported Malian man claimed to be gay in asylum application. DHS informed CBS News that Moussa Diawara, a deported Malian national, claimed to be gay in his 2009 asylum application. Originally reported by Fox News.
DHS warned '60 Minutes' about gay claim
DHS told CBS News weeks before the segment aired that Moussa Diawara claimed to be gay in his 2009 asylum application.
“moussa diawara claimed to be gay in his 2009 asylum application”
Diawara's asylum claim
Diawara wrote in his 2009 asylum application that he feared persecution as a gay man if returned to Mali.
“my asylum application is based upon ground of well-founded past persecution and an undisputable fear of life-threatening to my person if i were to return to my country mali”
60 Minutes segment
The segment depicted Diawara as an anguished father deported to Africa with his family still in the U.S.
“the segment depicted the malian national as an anguished father who was deported to africa by the trump administration”
DHS email to CBS
DHS sent an email to CBS News on Oct. 6, nearly three weeks before the segment aired.
“the department of homeland security told cbs news about diawara having claimed to have been gay”
DHS General Counsel response
DHS General Counsel James Percival called Diawara the 'poster child for wrongful deportations' on social media.
“his claimed reason for fearing mali was that he is 'gay,' just in case you're wondering how bad the immigration fraud problem is”
Diawara's deportation
Diawara was deported by the Trump administration after overstaying his tourist visa and living in the U.S. for 25 years.
“the segment put a spotlight on diawara, who was living in the u.s. for 25 years without a criminal record”
What matters most
DHS informed CBS News that Moussa Diawara, a deported Malian national, claimed to be gay in his 2009 asylum application.
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