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3 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) insists the news program left out an  absurd bit of fraud  from Diawara's asylum application: His claim that he's gay. 60 Minutes/CBS News

 Although I was born as a boy, but things appeared differently for me as I was already having female behaviors and feelings,  he wrote.  I was more comfortable being intimate with boys rather than with girls. 

In the segment, Diawara alleged that within days of arriving in Ghana, authorities in the West African country forced him on a flight to Mali.

 [H]e was homeless and hiding in Mali, fearing for his safety,  CBS News said of Diawara's situation when they caught up with him in August.

 He was able to escape to another country with the help of some local truckers after several weeks in Mali,  the outlet added, noting that Diawara asked for the country to not be disclosed out of concern for his safety.