A U.S. judge said that she was powerless to stop the return of four men in Ghana's custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges determined they faced torture or persecution, declining to intervene in a victory for the Trump administration.
What You Need To Know • A U.S. judge says she is powerless to stop the return of men in Ghana's custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges determined they faced torture or persecution • The ruling is a victory for the Trump administration • U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said late Monday that the administration appeared to be circumventing the U.N. Convention Against Torture by sending the West Africans to Ghana but that her "hands are tied" • Lawyers for four West Africans said earlier Monday that the men remained in Ghana, con