Immigrants deported from U.S. to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture

Immigrants deported from U.S. to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture World Sep 15, 2025 4:01 PM EDT

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The government of Ghana said Monday a group of 14 West Africans deported to Ghana from the U.S. has been sent to their home countries, places where lawyers representing some of the men say they face a risk of persecution or torture.

News of the West Africans’ deportation to Ghana emerged last week, sparking a lawsuit by U.S. lawyers. They argue the move was an attempt by U.S. authorities to evade their own immigration laws that prevent some of the men from being returned to countries where their well-being could be at risk.

On Monday, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Ghana’s minister for government communications, told the Associated Press that all four