FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS DOJ TO STOP ‘END-RUN’ DEPORTATIONS VIA GHANA

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the Trump administration to explain what steps it is taking to prevent migrants routed to Ghana from being sent on to countries where they could face torture or death, calling the practice a potential “end run” around U.S. court orders. DOJ cited diplomatic assurances from Ghana and a recent Supreme Court ruling on third-country transfers; advocates say one man was already sent from Ghana to Gambia despite protections. The court set a same-day deadline for a government declaration on safeguards.