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Coverage dated October 8, 2026

Deported to Central African Republic, a transgender woman who lived openly in Miami is hiding again

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In Miami, Daniela Fuentes styled hair for clients and performed in drag at a nightclub called Azúcar. She wore her blond wig in public and dressed as the woman she had known herself to be since adolescence in Cuba.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Deported to Central African Republic, a transgender woman who lived openly in Miami is hiding again (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In Miami, Daniela Fuentes styled hair for clients and performed in drag at a nightclub called Azúcar. She wore her blond wig in public and dressed as the woman she had known herself to be since adolescence in Cuba.

  2. Advocate

    Trump deported a transgender woman to Central Africa. She says she has to hide to survive (opens Advocate)

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    A transgender woman deported to the Central African Republic says she has been housed in a government complex set aside for men, and that she has been living in fear of expressing her gender identity. The Associated Press reports that the Trump administration deported Daniela Fuentes to the Central …

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