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Ghana Returns U.S. Deportees After Torture Lawsuit

Eleven West African nationals who were deported to Ghana by U.S. authorities have been sent to their home countries. The group was among other deportees who arrived in Ghana earlier this month as part of a deal reached with the U.S. government

The eleven deportees had previously filed a lawsuit to stay their deportation to their home countries, citing the possibility that they could face torture, persecution, or inhumane treatment. When their case came to court on Tuesday, however, their lawyer said they had already been removed, and the suit was therefore irrelevant.

West Africa: Ghana Returns U.S.-Deported West Africans Amid Torture Concerns

Vanguard, 25 September 2025

Eleven West African nationals deported by the United States to Ghana have been returned to their home countries, despite fears they could face torture, persecution or inhumane… Read more »
Ghana: West Africans Deported By U.S. Sue Ghana for 'Unlawful Detention'

RFI, 19 September 2025

A group of West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana earlier this month have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government for unlawful detention. Lawyers… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Sued by U.S. Deportees for Unlawful Detention

allAfrica, 19 September 2025

Eleven people detained in Ghana after being deported from the U.S. are suing President John Mahama's government. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Receives Nigerians, Other West Africans Deported From U.S.

Premium Times, 11 September 2025

According to Mr Mahama, Ghana agreed to receive West African deportees because the ECOWAS protocol on free movement already allows nationals from the region to enter the country… Read more »
Nigeria: Trump Deports First Set of Nigerians

Daily Trust, 11 September 2025

The first set of Nigerians marked for deportation from the US under President Donald Trump have left America. Read more »

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U.S. Deportees Sue Ghanaian Govt for Unlawful Detention

Eleven people detained in Ghana after being deported from the U.S. are suing President John Mahama's government. Their lawyer, Oliver-Barker Vormawor, said the deportees had not violated any Ghanaian law, and their detention in a military camp was therefore illegal.

The group had been held in a U.S. detention facility before being
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- Ghana: West Africans Deported By U.S. Sue Ghana for 'Unlawful Detention'
- Ghana: Ghana Sued by U.S. Deportees for Unlawful Detention
Ghana Accepts First West African Deportees from the U.S.

Ghanaian President John Mahama has announced that the first group of West African deportees from the U.S. arrived in Ghana.

Mahama said that Ghana had accepted 14 people, including several Nigerians and one Gambian, under a regional visa-free travel arrangement, after the U.S. requested Ghana to take in third-party nationals.

The move formed part of former U.S. President Donald Trump's broader
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- Ghana: Ghana Becomes Fifth African Nation to Take in U.S. Deportees
- Ghana: Ghana Receives Nigerians, Other West Africans Deported From U.S.