The Guardian81%
‘I was devastated’: the Nigerian with albinism deported under Trump’s asylum crackdown 39%
By Sarah Johnson0%
6/30/2026, 10:00:04 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 24 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Optimism Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 22.9% saturation with 103 hits. Analysis detected 735 faulty-reasoning hits from 449 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 44.8% and a BS Rank of 39% (12,911 of 21,182 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 61.00% of the article peer group.
Growing up and living with albinism in rural Nigeria was tough for Aisha*.
She and her two siblings with the condition were shrouded in stigma and lived in constant fear of being mutilated or killed.
Her sister was attacked twice and her brother was kidnapped as a child by people who wanted to sell his body parts.
Three years ago, Aisha, 35, entered the US via the border with Mexico and registered as an asylum seeker.
Her brother had already been granted asylum and her sister’s case was soon to be successful, too.
But in March she was informed that her claim would not be heard and that she would be deported to Uganda instead – a country in east Africa deemed safe by the US Department of Homeland Security.
“I was devastated and shocked when the judge denied my case,” says Aisha.
“All the evidence was there – my siblings were attacked in Nigeria.
“In Uganda the same thing happens, they take people for [witchcraft] rituals and everything.
I don’t know what else they needed for me to show them that I have a legitimate case.”
Albinism is an inherited genetic condition that reduces the amount of melanin pigment formed in the skin, hair and eyes.
It occurs in all ethnic groups throughout the world.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of albinism is the highest worldwide, and it affects more than one in 4,000 people in some countries, according to the World Health Organization.
In countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria and Uganda, people with albinism face severe threats, including ritual killings, rape and mutilation.
These attacks are driven by harmful superstitions that their body parts bring wealth, political success and good luck.
Aisha’s lawyer, Ravindar Arora, who also represented her two siblings, calls the decision to deny her asylum “ridiculous”.
“Having worked as an immigration lawyer in the US for 15 years, I’ve got a good sense of what is a winnable asylum claim and what’s not,” he says.
“This should have been a slam dunk.”
Arora believes Aisha has a strong case and even if it is rejected at the next stage, the Board of Immigration Appeals, they will appeal again.
Aisha, who has married and had a child since she arrived in the US, says: “I don’t even know what to think.
I was really hopeful and then my [asylum request] was denied.
Still, I remain hopeful that I will be able to pursue my goals and live a normal life here.”
*Name has been changed at the subject’s request
This article was amended on 30 June 2026 to remove some personal information.
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