Reprieve for Cameroonian Asylum Seekers in the U.S.

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https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00081875.html

Asylum seeking Cameroonians have been given an 18 month grace period from deportation which they can apply to in order to stay in the United States. This 18 month reprieve has been a result of lobbying by human rights groups in both the United States and Cameroon for this Temporary Protected Status) (TPS, but can only start once a federal register is published. In Cameroon seperatists have been fighting for th creation of a new secular english- speaking state in the majority french country mainly for protection from Boko Haram ( islamic terrorist militiant group). 

A notable quality about this situation is the fact that this is the first time in history where asylum seeking Cameroonians are able to stay in the U.S. for this extended period, “This marks the first time the Secretary of DHS will permit qualifying nationals of Cameroon to remain temporarily in the United States pursuant to a TPS designation of that country.” This new ability can be pointed to the time between 2019-2020 where departed Cameroonians returning to Cameroon had faced extreme violence upon arrival such as detention, enforced disappearances, rape, torture, extortion and unfair prosecutions. 

This article relates to discussions of unfair treatment of deportees among arrival to their home countries and possible impacts of such. DEportees usually experience increased violence and worsening of their situations and if deported the country which acted as their safe haven was a temporary fix. 

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