Chagossians traveling abroad were deliberately barred from returning home

Evidence

Once British officials had agreed and base construction appeared imminent, any Chagossians who left Chagos after 1967 for medical treatment or a routine vacation in Mauritius were barred from returning home. Agents for the steamship company that connected the islands told the travelers that their islands had been sold and that they could never return. The Chagossians were marooned in Mauritius, separated from many of their family members and almost all their possessions. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 180

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 180
• XREF: connects to: The U.S. removed Aleutian islanders during WWII and prevented their return afterward.; States committed illegal acts to expel stateless persons whom no country would accept

Broader Connections

• The U.S. removed Aleutian islanders during WWII and prevented their return afterward. #corroborates (0.75)