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Shakopee man from Nicaragua deported to Central African Republic

States Newsroom · October 30, 2026

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Kenis Lopez Gonzalez fled political persecution in Nicaragua in 2022 and turned himself in to immigration authorities upon arriving in the U.S. Two years later, an immigration judge ruled that he could not be deported back to Nicaragua because he was at risk of being tortured there. He moved to Shakopee, Minnesota…

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