A Congolese woman who fled years of brutal abuse is in 'grave danger' after US immigration officials reportedly deported her in secret.
Lawyers for the woman, identified in court filings as Jane Doe, allege that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed her from a Louisiana detention centre in the early hours of 14 February 2026.
The move has sparked outrage, with counsel claiming she was sent back to the African continent where her abuser is allegedly 'waiting to kill her.'
The 'extraordinary and illegal' deportation was only discovered when family members realised she had vanished from the Richwood Correctional Centre in Monroe.
Court documents filed in Shreveport suggest Doe was told she was merely being 'moved' before being bundled onto a 4am flight.
Her legal team argues that the agency ignored her basic rights and intentionally bypassed her counsel to expedite the removal.
The drama began at 11pm on 14 February 2026 when Doe was reportedly informed by guards she was being relocated. She was not told whether she was headed to another facility or out of the country,The Independentreported.
By the following morning, her name had disappeared from the online detainee locator. ICE officers later confirmed to her frantic lawyers that she had been placed on a flight alongside other deportees.
The aircraft was reportedly bound for multiple stops, including Senegal, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, and Nigeria. Officials could not confirm which country Doe finally reached.
She is now in a state of extreme vulnerability without money, family, or local connections.
Source: International Business Times UK
