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US judge won't intervene in Trump administration's deportations of West Africans to Ghana
Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled she lacks authority to block deportations of 14 West Africans despite findings of persecution risks, noting the administration's circumvention of the U.N. Convention Against Torture.
- A U.S. judge stated she was unable to halt the deportation of four men from Ghana, a decision supporting the Trump administration's policies.
- Judge Tanya Chutkan expressed concern about the administration's actions, highlighting they may violate the UN Convention Against Torture.
- Ghana's Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed that all 14 migrants have returned to their home countries.
- Lee Gelernt from the American Civil Liberties Union expressed disappointment with the ruling, stating the administration should obey laws against such transfers.
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Trump’s Fast Deportations to Ghana Spotlight Court Frustrations
A frantic four-day court fight over the fate of West African men deported to Ghana came to a head Monday night, with a US judge slamming the Trump administration’s conduct but concluding there was nothing she could do.
The Straits Times
WTVBUS judge blasts Trump deportations to Ghana but says she lacks jurisdiction to hear suit
A U.S. judge said that she was powerless to stop the return of four men in Ghana’s custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges determined they faced torture or persecution, declining to intervene in a victory for the Trump administration.
Judge won’t intervene in deportations of migrants to Ghana
A federal judge said she will not intervene in the deportations of migrants to their home countries, where they may face torture and persecution, after they were first sent to Ghana by the U.S. government, saying her “hands are tied.” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan acknowledged orders from other judges stating that five plaintiffs in…
Daily Breeze
US judge won’t intervene in Trump administration’s deportations of West Africans to Ghana
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press A U.S. judge said that she was powerless to stop the return of four men in Ghana’s custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges determined they faced torture or persecution, declining to intervene in a victory for the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said that the administration appeared to be circumventing the U.N. Convention Against Torture by sending the West Africans to Ghan…
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