Texas dad deported by ICE to Ghana was then forced to go to Mali, a country that's unsafe for him, he says

Key Points:

• Moussa Diawara, a Malian man who lived in the U.S. for nearly half his life and had legal protections against deportation to Mali, was deported by ICE to Ghana, a country he has no ties to, only to be forcibly sent back to Mali, where he fears persecution.
• The Trump administration has increased the use of third-country deportations, sending thousands of immigrants to countries other than their home nations, sometimes resulting in deportees being returned to places where U.S. judges ruled they would face persecution or torture.
• Critics, including immigration attorneys and Senate Democrats, argue that the third-country deportation program violates international law, undermines U.S. interests, and disregards human rights, while DHS officials defend the practice as lawful and necessary for public safety.
• Of the deportees on Diawara’s flight, 62% had no criminal record, challenging DHS claims that many deportees are serious criminals; a federal appeals court recently ruled the policy unlawful for denying due process, but the Supreme Court has allowed it to continue pending further review.
• Diawara’s family remains in Texas, struggling with his absence, while his attorney seeks a federal court order to return him to the U.S., highlighting the personal toll of the administration’s deportation policies.