Ghana to take more West African deportees from US

Ghana volition person different 40 West Africans deported from the United States successful the coming days, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said, aft the authorities revealed past week a woody had been struck with Washington.

Deporting radical to 3rd countries alternatively of their location nations has been a hallmark of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown connected undocumented immigrants, notably by sending hundreds to a notorious situation successful El Salvador.

Ghana President John Mahama announced past week that 14 deportees from the portion had been sent to the country, sparking questions implicit their existent whereabouts and pushback from the governmental opposition.

“On humanitarian grounds, pan-African solidarity, fto america judge our chap westbound Africans. And let’s marque the constituent that Ghana is your home,” Ablakwa told Ghanaian broadcaster Channel1 TV precocious Wednesday.

He said the deportees, who are vetted earlier arrival, volition beryllium allowed to stay successful Ghana temporarily, per determination visa-free question rules, oregon instrumentality to their location countries.

The Ghanaian authorities antecedently said that galore of the deported westbound Africans had already returned to their location countries — though lawyers successful the United States accidental astatine slightest immoderate of them are being held successful subject detention successful Ghana successful “cruel conditions”.

Five Nigerians and Gambians deported to Ghana were granted extortion from deportation by migration authorities successful the United States, their lawyers said successful a Tuesday statement.

If they proceed connected to their countries of origin, they hazard “torture, persecution oregon death”, said Lee Gelernt, of the American Civil Liberties Union.

In an unprecedented move, Trump has overseen the deportation of hundreds of radical to Panama, including immoderate who were sent distant earlier they could person their asylum applications processed.

Hundreds person besides been sent to El Salvador, with the US medication invoking an 18th-century instrumentality to region radical it has accused of being Venezuelan pack members.

Some were sent contempt US judges ordering the planes carrying them to crook around.

The deportation statement with Ghana comes arsenic Washington has hiked tariffs connected Ghanaian goods and restricted visas issued to its nationals.

AFP

The station Ghana to instrumentality much West African deportees from US appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.