Lithuanian authorities on Wednesday deported a Cameroonian man who had lived in the country for nearly four years and started a family, despite protests from rights groups urging officials to halt the expulsion.
The State Border Guard Service confirmed to BNS that the man was escorted by three officers on a flight to Cameroon via Istanbul. His removal was financed with European Union funds.
“This year, there have been about 50 such cases to countries including Azerbaijan, Ivory Coast, India, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. This is not the first such case of sending to Cameroon,” service spokesman Giedrius Mišutis said.
The NGO Sienos Grupė (Border Group) staged a protest outside the Migration Department in Vilnius, holding signs reading “Stop cowboy deportation”, “Human rights have no borders” and “Push dictators not refugees”. The group said the man lived in Lithuania with his Eritrean partner, who has refugee status, and their son, who was also granted refugee protection.
There is nothing stopping his family from going with him. Lithuania is a tiny country with a very small population. Loose immigration laws will destroy it beyond repair in two generations, if not less. ABN
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