From The Straits Times · · 50s
US Judge Orders Egyptian Deportee's Return
US judge mandates return of Egyptian migrant jailed in Equatorial Guinea after third-country deportation.
In brief
US judge mandates return of Egyptian migrant jailed in Equatorial Guinea after third-country deportation. US judge orders Trump administration to return Egyptian man Ahmed Soliman from Equatorial Guinea where he was jailed after being deported under third-country deals. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
US judge orders return
US judge John C. Hinderaker ordered the Trump administration to facilitate release and return of Egyptian man Ahmed Soliman from Equatorial Guinea where he was jailed.
Ahmed Soliman's situation
Soliman, one of hundreds deported to African countries under third-country deals, faces rough treatment in Equatorial Guinea after being jailed there.
Human rights concerns
Human Rights Watch reported 536 people deported to African countries neither their country of citizenship nor habitual residence between january 2025 and august 2026.
The big picture
US judge orders Trump administration to return Egyptian man Ahmed Soliman from Equatorial Guinea where he was jailed after being deported under third-country deals.
