"About 15 migrants who are not from Cameroon have been sent to the country by the United States since January, according to Alma David, one of the attorneys advocating for the deportees. The deportations to Cameroon come amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to pressure foreign nations into signing onto secretive third-country deportation agreements, which allow the federal government to remove migrants from the U.S. and send them to places other than their country of origin."
"In an interview with The Washington Post, Fru said the detentions are government "intimidation." Fru, who said he is now representing the journalists as well, said he isn't aware of any current charges against them or him. "As a lawyer, I had a right to be there with these clients and talking to them," he said. "If that's what you're going to be charging me with, issue me a charging document and let me know.""
Cameroon authorities detained four journalists, including three Associated Press reporters, and lawyer Awah Joseph Fru while they reported at a facility holding migrants deported from the United States. The group was held for about five hours before release, and law enforcement confiscated laptops, phones and cameras. About 15 non-Cameroonian migrants have been sent to Cameroon from the U.S. since January under secretive third-country deportation agreements promoted by the Trump administration. Fru reported seeing a journalist with bruises and described the detentions as government "intimidation." Fru said he is unaware of charges and that he was detained after some journalists photographed the facility.
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