Utterly shameful at every level … The article makes clear these persons are in fact likely to be killed if returned to their home country, the administration has shamefully bypassed the court orders protecting most of them from return to their countries, and the racism and bigotry involved in this action is manifest. Several of these individuals are lesbian and the threats in their home countries against them derive from this fact. It appears most or all are African, and Trump’s racism towards Africa is manifest (most recently in his comments about Somalian people in the US). The Trump administration demonstrates once again that it is contemptuous of the rule of law, the authority of federal courts, and the simple requirements of humanity. The officials who ordered this action must be held to account. Congress must insist against DHS: obey the law and conform to court orders — otherwise you are serving an outlaw regime and will eventually be prosecuted.

U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/world/africa/us-secret-deportation-cameroon.html?smid=nytcore-android-share