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Ghana Supreme Court Petitions Challenge U.S. Deportation Pact After New Flight

Petitioners argue the deal bypassed parliament, exposing deportees to abuse.

Ghana's President John Mahama disclosed last month that his country had struck a deal with the United States to accept deportees from west Africa

Overview

  • Democracy Hub and a separate Accra law firm have filed actions in Ghana’s Supreme Court seeking to suspend or annul the bilateral intake arrangement, with a suspension hearing scheduled for Oct. 22.
  • Lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor said 14 deportees arrived Monday, bringing accepted transfers to 42, while authorities have publicly confirmed only 14 since Sept. 10.
  • Deportees and court filings describe detention in a Ghanaian military camp under harsh conditions, with onward removals to Togo and a bisexual Gambian man sent back to Gambia.
  • The suits contend the executive implemented the pact without parliamentary ratification and that the reception, detention, and onward transfers violate Ghana’s obligations under the Convention Against Torture and regional due‑process norms.
  • Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa acknowledged on TV that Ghana accepted transfers in exchange for relief from U.S. visa restrictions, as the U.S. advances a broader third‑country deportation program in Africa.