A United State’s federal judge has criticised the Trump administration over its decision to deport Nigerian and Gambian migrants to Ghana.
District Court Judge, Tanya Chutkan in Washington, DC, raised concerns on Saturday after lawyers for some of the migrants argued that their clients could face torture or persecution if sent back to their home countries.
She ordered the US government to provide a sworn statement explaining the safeguards in place to prevent Ghana from sending the migrants back to Nigeria or Gambia.
Chutkan described the arrangement as an “end run” around US immigration law, which bans deportations that could expose migrants to harm.
“I have not been shy about saying that I think this is a very suspicious scheme,” The New York Times quoted her as saying.
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