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He Fled Death Threats for Being Gay, Applied for Asylum and Married a U.S. Citizen. ICE Arrested Him Anyway.

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Fitz Smith is wearing a white sweater as he holds a picture from his wedding. Both men are wearing navy blue suits as they display rings, with hands on Fitz's chest. His husband face is blurred as he is currently seeking asylum.

When Fitz Smith, 43, first met Mamadou on the dating app Grindr in December 2023, he immediately saw a younger version of himself.  Mamadou, then 27, had fled Guinea just after his father, a conservative imam, learned he was in a relationship with a man. Sex between people of the same gender is punishable with […]

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