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Texas dad deported to Ghana says he was sent on to Mali

Moussa Diawara, 57, says he was held by armed guards in a Ghana hotel; Homeland Security calls the Mali paperwork a clerical error.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA Texas dad deported to Ghana says officials there forced him onto a flight to Mali, the one country a U. S. judge ruled he could not be sent to.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMoussa Diawara, fifty-seven. Why did the judge rule that out?

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA judge ruled in twenty twelve that he couldn't be deported to Mali, and it's the reason he got a U. S. work permit.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe drove for Uber before ICE arrested him.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the system had a note on file. That's a well-documented case.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCBS says his medical form and both of his bag tags listed Mali, while Homeland Security says he was flown to Ghana.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBoth bags?

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBoth. Homeland Security says contractors made the tags and the form was a clerical error.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIts top lawyer says he knows of no case of Ghana sending people on against their will.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a proactive destination-alignment effort. Ghana's government declined to comment, which is a very tidy way to stay aligned.

  11. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe says armed guards held him in a hotel with no phone calls, and his attorney is asking a federal judge in Washington to order him returned.

  12. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA clerical error that is consistent across two bags and a medical form is just really good filing.

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