Ghana removals of people holding immigration-judge protection orders

Date

Oct 15, 2025

Kind

Court order

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

cbsnews.com ↗

Court or forum

D.D.C., Judge Tanya Chutkan

What happened

More than a dozen West Africans with protection from removal were flown to Ghana; DOJ conceded Ghana appeared to be violating its diplomatic assurances. Chutkan said the U.S. was attempting an "end-run" around non-refoulement.

Publisher

CBS News