Judge orders return of Honduran migrant deported to Central African Republic
Summary
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to return Brayan Omar Sanchez Servellon, a Honduran migrant who was deported to the Central African Republic—a country he is not from and where he faces danger. The judge also ordered that he be released without strict restrictions once back in Colorado.Key Facts
- Brayan Omar Sanchez Servellon was deported last month to the Central African Republic, an African country where he has no ties.
- A U.S. District Judge in Colorado ordered the government to bring him back to the U.S. and release him without heavy restrictions.
- The U.S. State Department warns citizens not to travel to the Central African Republic due to violence, crime, kidnapping, landmines, health risks, and terrorism.
- Sanchez Servellon lived in the U.S. since 2016 and was protected from being sent back to Honduras because of risks of torture.
- The U.S. government has deported about 25,000 migrants to third countries during President Trump’s administration, meaning countries that are neither the migrants’ origin nor the U.S.
- Third-country removals have been expanded under President Trump, with agreements made to deport migrants to countries like Liberia, Ghana, the Central African Republic, and Sierra Leone.
- Sanchez Servellon shared that he cannot speak the language in the Central African Republic and described the situation there as dangerous.
- The Department of Homeland Security did not respond publicly to requests for comment on this case.
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