Mousa Diwara, an illegal immigrant from Mali, was deported to Ghana in July.
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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026
Multiple sources, including CBS News' 60 Minutes report and the Standing Record, state that ICE deported Moussa (spelled Mousa in the claim) Diawara, a Malian man, to Ghana on July 31, 2026. The claim's spelling and the 'illegal immigrant' label reflect DHS framing, but the sources confirm he overstayed a tourist visa, so the core assertion holds.
What was said
… So this segment aired just this past Monday, and it nowhere in the segment did it ever discuss why an illegal immigrant from Mali was deported to a third country. Mousa Diwara, a married father of two, was deported to Ghana back in July, more than a decade after he overstayed a tourist visa and claimed refugee status that barred him from being sent back to his home country of Mali. Here is a little snippet of the 60-minute painting the picture. Grab a glass of wine, guys, lower the lights, turn on some sad violin music in the back. Here you go. Back in Texas, Diawara's family is waiting for him. …
REAL AF with Andy Frisella · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. CBS News reports that ICE deported Moussa Diawara to Ghana 'over the summer' and that a 2012 judge order barred deportation to Mali.[1]
Supports. The Standing Record reports that ICE deported Moussa Diawara to Ghana on July 31, 2026, after arresting him near Houston on July 11.[2]
Supports. The Washington Examiner reports that Diawara was deported to Ghana in July before being sent on to Mali, and that he came to the U.S. on a tourist visa he overstayed.[3]
Supports. The Trump administration's DHS statement, as reported by AOL, describes Diawara as an illegal immigrant who was removed to a third country, which supports the 'illegal immigrant' label and the July timing.[4]
Context. One source gives a July 30 removal date in DHS's post, and another lists July 31; both fall in July, so the discrepancy does not affect the claim.[2][3]
Sources
4 sources: 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Texas dad deported by ICE to Ghana was then forced to go ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2ICE deported Houston-area man shielded from removal to Mali to Ghana, from where he says officials sent him on to Malistandingrecord.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Trump admin goes after 60 Minutes for deportation case framingwashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Trump admin slams CBS for leaving out 'absurd bit of fraud ...aol.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
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- The Trump administration deported Musa Diawara to Ghana in July 2026.True
- Musa Diawara overstayed a tourist visa by more than a decade before his deportation.True
- Mousa Diwara overstayed a tourist visa and claimed refugee status that barred him from being sent back to Mali.True
- An individual from Somalia was deported after being convicted of murder.True
- The deported individual had over 17 criminal convictions in Massachusetts in a two-year span.True