Judge Criticizes Trump's Deportation to Ghana

A U.S. federal judge criticized the Trump administration on Monday night for deporting five migrants from Nigeria and Gambia to Ghana, though she noted her lack of jurisdiction to proceed with a related lawsuit. Judge Tanya Chutkan, based in Washington, D.C., underscored advocacy groups' failure to justify why the case should be within her purview.

The Supreme Court permitted the deportation of migrants to third countries while legal challenges continue. Judge Chutkan expressed concern that these deportations may be avoiding U.S. immigration courts by swiftly transferring migrants to another nation.

President Trump's administration has increased deportations to third countries under agreements like the one with Ghana. A Department of Homeland Security representative asserted that deported individuals had received due process, despite advocacy claims to the contrary.

(With inputs from agencies.)