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

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Gianna Toboni, Camilo Montoya-Galvez, Andy Court
Texas dad deported by ICE to Ghana was then forced to go to Mali, a country that's unsafe for him, he says
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A Texas resident and Malian national, Moussa Diawara, was deported by ICE to Ghana, only to be forcibly transferred to Mali, a country where he faces potential persecution. This case highlights the controversial practice of third-country deportations under current U.S. immigration policies.

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It raises significant human rights and legal concerns regarding the safety of deportees and the ethics of U.S. immigration enforcement practices.

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From thousands of miles away, a Texas dad, hiding in a country he doesn't know, reminded his son to vacuum the carpet each week.Moussa Diawara is from Mali, but spent nearly half his life living in the United States, where he married, had two U.S. citizen children, worked and paid taxes. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported him to Ghana over the summer. Diawara has no connection to Ghana, but a judge had issued an order that he couldn't be deported to Mali, because it was likely he'd be persecuted there. Diawara said that within days of his arrival in Ghana, local officials forced him onto a flight to Mali. "I still say to myself, 'This isn't real,'" Diawara said. Third-country deportations are a reality for many as President Trump's administration seeks to carry out the largest deportation in U.S. history. When the U.S.

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