The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Oct. 26 that the Malian man featured in a recent CBS News “60 Minutes” report had engaged in immigration fraud.
CBS News covered the case of Malian national Moussa Diawara, who was allegedly deported to Ghana by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in July. He was later transferred to Mali by Ghana’s authorities, despite a court order prohibiting his deportation to Mali due to a risk of persecution. The report was published on Oct. 25.
According to the report, Diawara entered the United States on a tourist visa and overstayed. He later applied for refugee protection, claiming he could face persecution if returned to Mali because of his conversion to Christianity. Mali is a Muslim-majority nation facing an Islamist insurgency….