W.African deportees sue over US ‘third-country’ expulsions to Ghana

Lawyers filed a suit against Ghana at west Africa’s top human rights court on behalf of deportees sent there under the United States’ third-country deportation policies, the legal team said Tuesday. As part of a sweeping crackdown on immigration, US President Donald Trump has expanded the categories of people targeted for deportation, including those with legal protections. In cases where Washington is barred from sending people home — after US judges found they likely face torture or persecution, for example — it has sent deportees to “third countries” such as Ghana.

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