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Lawsuit says US held West African migrants in straitjackets for 16 hours on flight to Ghana
The lawsuit challenges U.S. policy deporting migrants to third countries, alleging mistreatment during a 16-hour flight and harsh detention in Ghana, with some facing further deportation.
- On September 5, a lawsuit was brought before a federal court located in Washington representing five West African migrants who were deported by the Trump administration and restrained in straitjackets for 16 hours during a U.S. military cargo flight to Ghana.
- The deportations followed the Trump administration's policy of sending individuals to third countries, including Ghana, despite none of the 14 deportees being citizens or having ties to Ghana, raising legal and human rights concerns.
- Fourteen migrants were removed from their cells at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility located in Alexandria, Louisiana, and have since been confined for five days under harsh, open-air conditions at Dema Camp in Ghana, where they are guarded by armed personnel.
- The complaint states passengers were shackled and only given bread and water during the 16-hour flight, and quotes accuse defendants of enlisting the Ghanaian government to "do their dirty work" while involvement was minimal.
- This case represents a continuing legal challenge against the Trump administration's immigration practices, highlighting imminent deportations and disputed legality of removing migrants to countries deemed too dangerous by U.S. immigration judges.
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Lawsuit says US held West African migrants in straitjackets for 16 hours on flight to Ghana
A lawsuit says some West Africans who were deported to Ghana were held in “straitjackets” for 16 hours on a U.S. military plane on which all passengers were shackled and given only bread and water.
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