Ghana rights group files lawsuit against government's acceptance of U.S. deportees

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Democracy Hub sued to block Ghana’s U.S. deportation deal, arguing it lacks parliamentary approval and may violate international conventions against persecution.

The Trump administration has deported 42 West African nationals to Ghana under a secretive third-country program targeting migrants with criminal records.

Critics say deportees are sent to countries where they have no ties, held in poor conditions, and transferred again without documentation.

ACCRA, Ghana — A group of 14 people have become the latest West Africans deported from the U.S. to Ghana under an accord between the countries, said a lawyer whose group filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the arrangement.

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