Nigeria TV Info — 14 West Africans Deported from U.S. to Ghana Under Controversial Accord, Lawsuit Filed Against Government

Accra, Ghana — A group of 14 people has become the latest set of West Africans deported from the United States to Ghana under a bilateral agreement between the two countries, according to a lawyer challenging the legality of the arrangement.

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a prominent lawyer and founder of Democracy Hub, said the new arrivals landed in Accra on Monday, bringing the total number of deportees accepted by the Ghanaian government to 42.

Barker-Vormawor’s organisation filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Ghana’s government, arguing that the deal with Washington is unconstitutional because it was not approved by Parliament and could breach international conventions that forbid returning individuals to places where they might face persecution.

Government spokesman Felix Kwakye Ofosu confirmed that the attorney general’s office would defend the agreement in court but declined to provide further details.

The deportations stem from a U.S. immigration crackdown launched under former President Donald Trump, which targeted migrants with criminal records and those whose home countries were unwilling or unable to take them back.

Since July, dozens of African migrants have been deported under a third-country deportation programme, with Ghana among at least five African nations said to have quietly signed on to the arrangement.

Human rights groups have sharply criticised the programme, describing it as secretive and unjust. They warn that it often sends migrants to countries where they have no family ties, limited legal recourse, and face potential violations of their rights.

Critics also allege that, in some cases, migrants were deported to third countries even when their home nations had expressed willingness to repatriate them.