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A third-country deportation sends someone not home, but to a country they have no tie to. Watch Deported to a country he had never seen (4 min), with capti...

A third-country deportation sends someone not home, but to a country they have no tie to. Watch Deported to a country he had never seen (4 min), with captions The stories 25 years in the U.S. He lived in the U.S. for 25 years, with a work permit and no criminal record, 60 Minutes reported. Then ICE put him on a flight to Ghana, a country he had never seen. Who is Moussa Diawara Moussa Diawara is 57. He came from Mali at 32 and drove for Uber near Houston, 60 Minutes reported. In 2012, an immigration judge ordered him removed, but barred sending him to Mali, where he was likely to face persecution. On July 11, ICE arrested him at home. Protected from Mali. So how did he end up there? So how does a man protected from Mali end up in Mali? The answer runs through a deal with Ghana. From Houston to West Africa He spent about three weeks in detention without access to his lawyer or a judge, 60 Minutes reported. On July 30, a flight left Texas with 63 people. It landed in Ghana the next day. DHS confirms he was flown to Ghana. Within five days, he says, Ghana flew him to Mali. The paperwork The paperwork tells its own story. Both DHS-issued bag tags read, Destination: Mali. His medication form said Mali too. In 2012, a judge had barred exactly that. Not just one man And it is not just one man. Of 19 people deported to Ghana that 60 Minutes reached, 17 said Ghana sent them on to countries U.S. judges had barred. A Reuters review in January found at least 22 of more than 30 sent home despite U.S. protection. More than 60 people had been deported to Ghana by June. The family he left He left a wife who works as a nurse, and two children who are U.S. citizens. His 16-year-old son told 60 Minutes, it feels really empty without him. What the courts have said The courts have gone back and forth. In June 2025, the Supreme Court let third-country removals resume. A federal judge later called the Ghana removals an apparent end-run around legal protections. In September, an appeals court largely upheld a ruling that the policy is unlawful. Then the Supreme Court paused that ruling. It will hear the case in December. How big this is The Migration Policy Institute counted about 15,000 third-country removals in 2025. His flight alone carried 63 people. DHS's answer DHS's answer: Ghana gave diplomatic assurances for his safety, and the bag tags were produced by contractors who don't decide the destination. DHS general counsel James Percival told 60 Minutes, they can always consent to go home. ICE says he has a final order of removal from a judge. What people can do What can people do? Follow the Supreme Court case on third-country removals, argued in December. Ask members of Congress what the Ghana agreement says. The Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121. Legal help is listed at immigrationadvocates.org. And on November 3, vote. Protected from Mali. Tagged "Destination: Mali." A judge protected him from Mali. His bag tags said, Destination: Mali. DHS calls it paperwork. He says he landed there. Listen The episode as audio Download and post Every file of this edition, with its ready-to-paste titles, descriptions and tags. Distribution kit Download the videos, audio, captions and carousel, or use the prepared post text below. Preview the carousel Videos Video 16:9 (1080p MP4) Vertical 9:16 (TikTok, Reels, Shorts) Vertical highlight Raw audio Final mix (lossless WAV) Final mix (MP3) Voice only (lossless WAV) Captions Captions (WebVTT) Captions (SRT) Highlight captions (SRT) Script Script (plain text) Instagram carousel Carousel (ZIP of slides + caption) Ready to post YouTube thumbnail (1280x720 JPEG) Highlight cover (1080x1920 JPEG) Post pack: titles, descriptions, chapters, tags (JSON) Links Podcast episode Podcast RSS feed The deck Watch page (share link) Carousel caption Moussa Diawara lived in the U.S. for 25 years with a work permit and no criminal record, 60 Minutes reported. In 2012 an immigration judge ordered him removed but barred sending him to Mali. In July, ICE flew him to Ghana. Both of his DHS-issued bag tags read "Destination: Mali", and he says Ghana sent him there within five days. DHS says contractors made the tags and Ghana gave assurances for his safety. Of 19 Ghana deportees 60 Minutes reached, 17 say they were sent on to countries U.S. judges had barred. The Supreme Court hears the case on third-country removals in December. Follow The Receipts: dataspheres.ai/pages/wtf-america #ICE #Deportation #Immigration #60Minutes Post to each platform YouTube Upload the full video in YouTube Studio. Paste the title, description and tags into their matching fields. Add the thumbnail and captions. Review audience, synthetic-media disclosure and visibility, then publish. Download full video · Download video thumbnail · Download captions Title Deported to a country he had never seen | The Receipts Description A third-country deportation sends someone not home, but to a country they have no tie to. In this