US judge blasts Trump deportations to Ghana but says she lacks jurisdiction to hear suit


FILE PHOTO: A view of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo

(Fixes typographical error in headline, please read "she lacks" instead of "he lacks")

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday night sharply criticized the Trump administration for deporting five migrants from Nigeria and Gambia to Ghana, but said she lacked jurisdiction to take up a related lawsuit.

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