Sheriff Samsudeen Phatey

State: Georgia City of Residence: Acworth, Georgia Country of origin: Gambia Arrival in the U.S.: 2008 Mr. Sheriff Samsudeen Phatey came to the United States from the Gambia by himself in 2008 at the age of 18. Mr. Phatey was born into a political family in the Gambia, and at an early age he hosted a radio program where he […]

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Omar Bah

State: Rhode Island City of Residence: Providence, Rhode Island Country of origin: Gambia Arrival in the U.S.: 2007 Mr. Omah Bah is a journalist from the Gambia who resettled in the United States as a refugee in 2007. Mr. Bah was arrested several times and tortured by the dictatorial regime of the Gambia as a result of his reporting, and […]

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