Overview
- A complaint lodged Tuesday at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice accuses Ghana of facilitating U.S. removals and represents 27 people out of about 60 deported to Ghana since September 2025.
- The suit says many deportees had won protections in U.S. courts but were sent on to their home countries within hours or days of arriving in Ghana, and some were left stranded in third states.
- Lawyers say none of the 27 plaintiffs remain in Ghana and that many are hiding in their home countries or waiting in limbo in other states because they fear persecution or retaliation.
- The filing asks the court to compel Ghana to disclose the agreement with the United States, to end Ghana’s participation in the scheme, and to award at least $100,000 per plaintiff plus other reparations.
- The case follows a separate June challenge to U.S. removals to Equatorial Guinea and comes after reporting that the U.S. sent millions to third countries and lifted visa restrictions on Ghana, raising questions about transparency and accountability in regional deals.