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USA Today
02-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
LSU men's basketball adds transfer forward Pablo Tamba from UC Davis
LSU men's basketball adds transfer forward Pablo Tamba from UC Davis LSU men's basketball added another player out of the transfer portal with forward Pablo Tamba, according to a report from On3's Joe Tipton. The six-foot-seven forward averaged 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds while playing 27.6 minutes as a starter for UC Davis in 2024-25. He shot 58.7% from the field while also contributing at a high level on the defensive end, finishing with 37 steals and 24 blocks. Originally from Malaga, Spain, Tamba will enter his fifth season of college basketball with the Tigers. He spent the past two seasons with the Aggies after stops at Indiana River State College and Idaho State, where he played as a freshman. Tamba found rhythm in his second season with UC Davis and hopes to continue that success in the SEC. His commitment adds to an active spring portal period for head coach Matt McMahon. LSU also attracted ex-Mississippi State center Michael Nwoko to improve its frontcourt, which needs work following a below-average season.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mother facing political persecution who has lived in UK for 16 years to be deported to the Gambia
A mother who has lived in the UK for 16 years has been told she will be deported next month to her native African country, despite the threat of her facing political persecution. Fatou Tamba, 55, was detained by immigration officials in Liverpool on 26 March, and has been held for the last month at Derwentside IRC, where she claims to have been refused appropriate medical care and mental health support. Her deportation to the Gambia, originally set for 22 April, was successfully halted – but she remains in detention, and her lawyer has now been served with a new removal date of 8 May. Her brother Lamin Tamba, a British citizen, said: 'Fatou and I have received death threats for our political views. 'If she is returned, she risks kidnapping, false imprisonment, or death. She has a family, a fiance, and a whole community who love her – she belongs here.' Ms Tamba travelled to the UK in 2009 to visit her brother, deciding to remain due to the dangers posed by returning to the Gambia. Members of her family had been involved in political activism, and a change in the ruling party had led her to receive death threats. She was also escaping an abusive marriage, having been married at the age of 14 to a man who was 30 years her senior. As a child bride, she had given birth to her son at the age of 15. After several years of living in Birmingham, she relocated to Liverpool, where she has resided for the last eight years, and has become an active member of the refugee and asylum seeker community. Despite applying for her right to remain, Ms Tamba's asylum application was rejected in 2021, and she was required to report to an immigration office each month until she was granted leave to submit another request. It was during one of these visits that she was detained by officials, despite never missing a single appointment over the last four years. Her brother told The Independent that since being held at Derwentside IRC, a female-only facility that can hold 84 women, Fatou's mental health has plummeted, and she has been served poor quality food such as plain rice with no sauce or accompanying dish. 'It's horrible. I went to see her last Sunday, and the centre is not nice at all,' Mr Tamba said. 'She's lost two teeth since being in detention. They refused additional dental check-ups after they extracted two teeth. 'When she requested GP assistance for her medical conditions, it was refused. After our campaign organised a protest, they finally started granting her requests,' he added. A spokesperson for Serco, the company that manages the Derwentside facility, said that Ms Tamba is offered a varied menu with hot and cold food choices, and has daily access to the healthcare centre. Having never fallen foul of the law, Mr Tamba said his sister was finding the experience 'difficult and traumatic'. 'The detention is worse than the removal notice because she's never lost her freedom before. She's not eating well, she's not coping well and she has medical conditions that need regular supervision,' he said. While in detention, she has submitted another application for a family visa, providing evidence that she has lived with her partner for more than two years, and that her closest family members reside in the UK. Despite her family claiming that she met the relevant criteria, her application was once again rejected, with her lawyer informed on April 24 that her deportation will now take place in two weeks. Her legal team is challenging this. 'Being in Liverpool means everything, it's the only city where she's felt at home,' Mr Tamba said. 'The people of Liverpool have welcomed her. Because of her infectious personality, she was able to integrate and is now part of the community.' Maggy Moyo, campaigns lead and community organiser at Right to Remain, said: 'Fatou's fight is not over. She is still behind bars, still waiting for justice. We've stopped her deportation for now, but she should not be locked away at all. Fatou has given so much to our community. Now, we stand up for her.' The Home Office has been approached for comment.
The Independent
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Mother facing political persecution who has lived in UK for 16 years to be deported to the Gambia
A mother who has lived in the UK for 16 years has been told she will be deported next month to her native African country, despite the threat of her facing political persecution. Fatou Tamba, 55, was detained by immigration officials in Liverpool on 26 March, and has been held for the last month at Derwentside IRC, where she claims to have been refused appropriate medical care and mental health support. Her deportation to the Gambia, originally set for 22 April, was successfully halted – but she remains in detention, and her lawyer has now been served with a new removal date of 8 May. Her brother Lamin Tamba, a British citizen, said: 'Fatou and I have received death threats for our political views. 'If she is returned, she risks kidnapping, false imprisonment, or death. She has a family, a fiance, and a whole community who love her – she belongs here.' Ms Tamba travelled to the UK in 2009 to visit her brother, deciding to remain due to the dangers posed by returning to the Gambia. Members of her family had been involved in political activism, and a change in the ruling party had led her to receive death threats. She was also escaping an abusive marriage, having been married at the age of 14 to a man who was 30 years her senior. As a child bride, she had given birth to her son at the age of 15. After several years of living in Birmingham, she relocated to Liverpool, where she has resided for the last eight years, and has become an active member of the refugee and asylum seeker community. Despite applying for her right to remain, Ms Tamba's asylum application was rejected in 2021, and she was required to report to an immigration office each month until she was granted leave to submit another request. It was during one of these visits that she was detained by officials, despite never missing a single appointment over the last four years. Her brother told The Independent that since being held at Derwentside IRC, a female-only facility that can hold 84 women, Fatou's mental health has plummeted, and she has been served poor quality food such as plain rice with no sauce or accompanying dish. 'It's horrible. I went to see her last Sunday, and the centre is not nice at all,' Mr Tamba said. 'She's lost two teeth since being in detention. They refused additional dental check-ups after they extracted two teeth. 'When she requested GP assistance for her medical conditions, it was refused. After our campaign organised a protest, they finally started granting her requests,' he added. A spokesperson for Serco, the company that manages the Derwentside facility, said that Ms Tamba is offered a varied menu with hot and cold food choices, and has daily access to the healthcare centre. Having never fallen foul of the law, Mr Tamba said his sister was finding the experience 'difficult and traumatic'. 'The detention is worse than the removal notice because she's never lost her freedom before. She's not eating well, she's not coping well and she has medical conditions that need regular supervision,' he said. While in detention, she has submitted another application for a family visa, providing evidence that she has lived with her partner for more than two years, and that her closest family members reside in the UK. Despite her family claiming that she met the relevant criteria, her application was once again rejected, with her lawyer informed on April 24 that her deportation will now take place in two weeks. Her legal team is challenging this. 'Being in Liverpool means everything, it's the only city where she's felt at home,' Mr Tamba said. 'The people of Liverpool have welcomed her. Because of her infectious personality, she was able to integrate and is now part of the community.' Maggy Moyo, campaigns lead and community organiser at Right to Remain, said: 'Fatou's fight is not over. She is still behind bars, still waiting for justice. We've stopped her deportation for now, but she should not be locked away at all. Fatou has given so much to our community. Now, we stand up for her.'
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Fresh blow for Liverpool woman facing 'deadly' deportation next week
A Liverpool woman who is facing imminent deportation to a country where her family fear she could be killed has faced a fresh blow in her fight for freedom. Today the ECHO revealed that Fatou Tamba, who has lived in the UK for the past 17 years - with eight of them spent in Liverpool - is set to be deported to her native country of The Gambia in days after being detained by immigration officials. Her family fear she will be persecuted in The Gambia and that her life will be in danger. Ms Tamba, 55, was living off Smithdown Road before she was detained by immigration officials last month. She has spent the last few weeks at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre in the North East ahead of an expected deportation on Tuesday of next week. READ MORE: Woman given 18 months to live after collapsing during A&E shift READ MORE: ITV Celebrity Big Brother star had four items taken away as he tried to enter house Today, Ms Tamba's family were hoping that she would be released on immigration bail so that she could work on her case against deportation with her legal team and spend time with her family - including her partner and son, who are based in the UK. But her brother Lamine, also based in the UK, has today confirmed to the ECHO that the application for immigration bail has been turned down, so she must remain at the immigration centre, where her family say she is 'distressed' and claim she has not received appropriate medical care for her diabetes condition. Mr Tamba told the ECHO: "Her application was rejected despite never having a history of absconding, having no criminal record and being of no danger to the public. It was not nice at all. We hope there will be a way (to stop the deportation) before Tuesday despite the two bank holidays." Ms Tamba first arrived in the UK from The Gambia, in West Africa as a visitor to her brother Lamine, who has British citizenship. But she did not feel she could return to the country as a change of ruling party had made life dangerous for her and her family. She has lived in the UK for 18 years, with many of those years spent in Liverpool. She has become a prominent figure in the city's refugee and asylum seeker community, working with different community groups to support women arriving in the region. Having remained in the UK, she had asylum applications rejected but was recently trying again to achieve the right to stay in the country, on the basis that she has built a family life here with her son, partner and community. She has most recently been living in the Smithdown Road area before her detention. Lamine explained the dangers the family fear his sister could face if sent back to The Gambia next week. He told the ECHO: "Most of our family is associated with the former government in The Gambia and this has resulted in us being targeted. Members of our family have been detained for years without charges and our cousin was shot. Many have had to flee and we still receive death threats. "Fatou is very worried about what could happen to her if she is sent back. She is very scared right now and in real mental distress. This will not be a safe place for her. People connected to the current [Gambian] government have made it clear that we will not return alive if we set foot in The Gambia. If she is sent back, she will be at risk of kidnapping, false imprisonment, or death.' He added: "Fatou is not only my sister but a mother, a partner, an auntie, and a cherished member of our community. She has built her life here, and she is loved and respected by many. "We are pleading for compassion and justice so Fatou can regularise her status. She is a kind, compassionate woman who wants nothing more than to live safely, contribute to society, and be with her family and partner.' Kitty Worthing, who is a GP in Liverpool, said: "We cannot talk about deportation without death. Detention and deportation are violent, deadly practices. As community members, healthcare workers, activists, friends and family members, we are doing everything we can to keep Fatou safe." The Home Office said its longstanding policy is not to comment on individual cases. A petition calling for the deportation plan to be stopped has been launched and can be found here.
