Asylum Seeker Deported After Measles Outbreak | Tucson News

Tucson News Today | 2 Min Now | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

A Russian asylum-seeker, 23, deported after four years in the U.S., claims he was misled by ICE into agreeing to leave voluntarily — despite fearing conscription back home. Arrested in June, he fell ill during a measles outbreak at Florence Detention Center. Though ICE says they initiated removal, he insists he was pressured and left without funds, calling it a lie. His asylum case was dismissed due to a missed court date tied to a pending divorce. His partner, shocked, says he called her from Morocco before returning to Russia — a country he fears will force him to fight. His attorney warns…