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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has faced criticism after its official X account responded 'Fake & Gay!' to a post by Fox News correspondent Brooke Taylor about Moussa Diawara, a Malian man deported this summer. ICE's comment followed Taylor's report on a 60 Minutes segment featuring Diawara, who claimed asylum in the U.S. by stating he was a homosexual man fearing persecution in Mali. ICE stated that Diawara now faces allegations of immigration FRAUD, citing his asylum application, though it provided no evidence. The post garnered over 5.4 million views and drew thousands of comments, with critics condemning the agency's language and the public disclosure of Diawara's sexuality.
Diawara, now 57, entered the U.S. on a tourist visa 25 years ago and later applied for asylum after converting to Christianity. He spent three weeks in an ICE detention center in Texas and was deported to Ghana on July 31, then transported to Mali days later, according to 60 Minutes.
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