Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with the US
Advocacy groups say at least 60 people were sent to Ghana under the policy, and 27 deportees seek to stop further transfers and win damages.
- On Tuesday, advocacy groups filed a formal complaint at the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States against Ghana, challenging US-backed deportations.
- The Trump administration implemented this "third-country" removal policy in September 2025, targeting individuals whom US judges ruled could not be sent directly to their home countries.
- According to the complaint, 27 of at least 60 deportees were swiftly removed to nations they had escaped, despite having previously been granted legal protections in the US.
- Beatrice Njeri, representing the Global Strategic Litigation Council, is seeking at least $100,000 in compensation per deportee while demanding Ghana disclose the specific terms of its agreement with Washington.
- Legal teams aim to deter other ECOWAS members from similar deals, as Senate Democrats report the broader removal strategy has cost more than $32 million across five countries.
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BizTocRights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with Trump administration
An international coalition of human rights lawyers and advocates sued Ghana on Tuesday, accusing the government of forcing deportees from the U.S. back to the home countries they had fled in violation of their rights.
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Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with the US
An international coalition of human rights lawyers has sued Ghana, accusing the government of violating deportees' rights under a deal with the Trump administration.
West African deportees sue over US expulsions to Ghana
Lawyers have filed a suit against Ghana at west Africa’s top human rights court on behalf of deportees sent to the country under the United States’ immigration crackdown, the legal team said Tuesday. The complaint is the latest legal challenge in an African court against US President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration clampdown under which he has deported people with legal protections. In cases where Washington is barred from sending people hom…
After a deportation agreement with the USA, Ghana has been sued before the Ecowas Court. Lawyers accuse the country of illegal returns to unsafe states.
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