"The initial 14 were brought to Ghana on September 6. Three were deported that night. 11 were held in military detention. Out of that 11, 10 were deported with the matter in court, and eight of them are in Togo,"
"The government's conduct in operationalizing the agreement with the United States without parliamentary ratification is a direct constitutional violation,"
"We didn't agree to this because we agree with President Trump's immigration policies. We are not doing the US a favor. We are doing our fellow Africans a favor. We want to position Ghana as that country which has always been the Mecca of Africa."
Ghana accepted deportees from the United States, initially receiving 14 individuals on September 6. Eleven of those 14 were held in military detention and several later sued the government alleging unlawful detention. Lawyers report that multiple deportees were moved to neighboring Togo and left to fend for themselves. The parliamentary minority has called for suspension of the deportee agreement, citing unconstitutionality and national security concerns and referencing a 2017 Supreme Court ruling requiring parliamentary ratification of binding international agreements. The government frames acceptance as humanitarian and pan‑African and says it is vetting all deportees.
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