US Edition11 migrants deported by US to Ghana were sent home despite safety concerns, their lawyer says
- Eleven West African nationals deported by the U.S. to Ghana were sent to their home countries over the weekend despite safety concerns, their lawyer said.
- Eight of the deportees had told a local court that they had legal protections from being deported due to the risk of torture or inhumane treatment.
- The Trump administration's deportation program has faced widespread criticism from human rights experts who cite international protections for asylum-seekers.
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West Africans sent by US to Ghana have been deported, says lawyer
Eleven West Africans transferred from the US to Ghana as part of an agreement with the Trump administration have been deported a second time, their lawyer said on Tuesday, despite fears some of them faced possible torture and persecution.
Lawyer claims Ghana sent back 11 U.S.-deported migrants despite risk concerns - Face2Face Africa
A group of West African migrants who were deported from the United States to Ghana have now been sent on to their home countries, despite earlier assurances they would remain in Ghana, their lawyer told a court on Tuesday. The U.S. had flown 14 migrants to Accra under a disputed deportation program. While authorities initially...
West Africans sent by US to Ghana have been deported, lawyer says
ACCRA - Eleven West Africans transferred from the United States to Ghana as part of an agreement with the Trump administration have been deported a second time, their lawyer said on Tuesday, despite fears some of them faced possible torture and persecution. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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