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Trump Administration Third-Country Deportations to Ghana
No formal U.S.-Ghana agreement has been disclosed; deportation flights began before the arrangement was first publicly reported. Reporting later found Ghana forcibly returned some deportees to their home countries despite standing U.S. court orders against doing so.
No formal agreement has been disclosed; the arrangement was first reported by the BBC on September 11, 2025, though the first deportation flight (Sept 5, 2025) preceded that report. At least 60 people have been sent across four confirmed flights, many with US-granted protections; Reuters later found Ghana forcibly returned at least 22 of them to their home countries despite US court orders against it.
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United States deported protected migrants to Ghana under undisclosed third-country deal
The United States deported the first group of third-country nationals to Ghana on September 5, 2025, under an arrangement the BBC reported six days later; the deal's text has never been disclosed. At least 60 people have been forcibly sent to Ghana across four confirmed flights, many with U.S.-granted humanitarian protections, and Reuters later found Ghana forcibly returned at least 22 of them to their home countries despite U.S. court orders barring exactly that.