Fresh deportation row as US transfers West Africans to Ghana

The United States has deported another group of West Africans to Ghana, according to a report from AFP.

A lawyer involved in one of the cases said that at least one of the deported people had legal protection in the United States.

This type of protection normally stops someone from being sent back to their home country because they may face danger there. Despite this, the person was still included in the group sent to Ghana.

The US government under President Donald Trump has increased deportations as part of a stricter immigration policy.

The administration has also entered agreements with some countries, including Ghana, allowing migrants to be sent there even if they are not originally from those countries. These arrangements are often referred to as “third-country” deportation agreements.

Ghana has been receiving West African deportees from the United States since last year. In some cases, Ghana later sends these individuals back to their countries of origin.

Reports also suggest that some people who had protection under US immigration law were still transferred through Ghana.

There are growing concerns from lawyers and human rights observers about what may happen to the deported individuals after they arrive in Ghana. One major concern is that some could be sent back to countries where they might face persecution or serious danger.

In past incidents, there have also been claims that deportees were held in restricted conditions and sometimes moved across borders without proper documentation.

The exact number of people in the latest deportation group has not been officially confirmed. Ghanaian immigration authorities have not released a statement or confirmed details about the latest arrivals.

This development is part of a wider immigration strategy by the United States aimed at increasing deportations, tightening asylum rules, and reducing the number of people allowed to remain in the country under protection programs.