{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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She lived openly in Miami, working as a hairdresser and performing in drag, but now lives in hiding in Bangui.","category":"Politics","area":"Africa","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T14:05:31.020Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-08T09:30:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T14:05:31.020Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":74,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 74: multiple named sources, official reports, specific figures, and dates support the story.","critic":"Critic 95: includes quotes, clear context, specific data, and outlines future uncertainties.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured; no sensationalism beyond factual reporting."}},"tags":["#Deportation","#TransgenderRights","#HumanRights","#USImmigration","#CentralAfricanRepublic"],"entities":["Daniela Fuentes","United States","Central African Republic","Cuba","Miami","Bangui","International Organization for Migration","Human Rights Watch"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Daniela Fuentes, a 32-year-old transgender woman from Cuba, was deported by the US to the Central African Republic on August 29.","Fuentes lived openly as a woman in Miami, working as a hairdresser and performing in drag, but now hides her identity in Bangui.","The US policy of deporting individuals to 'third countries' has been allowed to continue by the US Supreme Court.","More than 500 people, including at least 12 LGBT individuals, have been sent by the US to African countries between January 2025 and August 2026."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Daniela Fuentes, a 32-year-old transgender woman from Cuba, was deported from the United States to the Central African Republic on August 29. Fuentes had been living openly as a woman in Miami, where she worked as a hairdresser and performed in drag. She is now in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, where she wears men's clothing and attempts to conceal her identity."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fuentes described her situation as difficult, stating she must hide who she is in a country where she has no ties and where advocacy groups have reported rights violations against sexual and gender minorities. She is living in a compound with other male deportees and lacks identification, which prevents her from working. The International Organization for Migration, an agency affiliated with the United Nations, provides food to Fuentes and other deportees."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on deportation numbers"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the number of people deported to third countries. The Washington Post stated that the US has deported about 25,000 people to more than two dozen countries that are not their own, with the vast majority sent to Mexico. This figure comes from a tally by Third Country Deportation Watch. A Human Rights Watch report cited in the Washington Post indicated that from January 2025 to August 2026, more than 500 people were sent to African countries, including at least 12 LGBT individuals. 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