Judge Slams ICE Deportation of Man Tortured by His Government
Summary
A federal judge criticized the U.S. government for deporting Etinosa Osahon, a Nigerian man protected from return to Nigeria due to past torture, without following required legal procedures. The judge ordered the government to explain its actions and work on returning Osahon to the United States, where he lived for many years with his family.Key Facts
- Etinosa Osahon, a Nigerian man, was deported by U.S. immigration authorities despite a court protection against returning him to Nigeria.
- An immigration judge had found that Osahon was tortured in Nigeria and would likely face torture again if sent back.
- Osahon lived in the U.S. since 2002 as a lawful permanent resident and complied with all immigration check-ins for 14 years.
- He was married to a U.S. citizen and had three children who are U.S. citizens.
- Osahon was removed without the usual legal safeguards and taken from a routine appointment to custody, then flown to Ghana, and later ended up hiding in Togo.
- He contracted malaria in Togo, has no legal status, cannot work legally, and has limited medical care access.
- The judge said ICE acted against their own rules and the U.S. Constitution’s due process rights by deporting Osahon without proper procedure.
- The judge converted Osahon’s case to a civil lawsuit allowing his constitutional and legal claims to continue.
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