Lawyers of four out of 14 migrants deported to Ghana from the United States have said their clients remain in Ghana despite repatriation claims by Ghanaian authorities.
The lawyers on Monday filed a suit maintained that their clients were still at the camp where they were being held in Ghana.
Ghana’s president, John Mahama had earlier said the deportees had been sent to their home countries on their request. The country’s position was rehashed by Foreign Minister, Okudzeto Ablakwa who said on Monday that the foreigners had been “assisted to return to their respective countries.”
However, the lawyers say not all of them have returned home as claimed by the Ghanaian authorities. They further accused the Trump administration of using Ghana to do its “dirty work” to facilitate their return back to their home countries.
“Plaintiffs believe they still face imminent removal for the reasons set forth in Plaintiffs’ prior filings and (incorrect) statements earlier today from Ghanaian officials that Plaintiffs have already been removed to their countries of origin,” the filing read.
The lawyers said their clients’ situation remained “precarious.”
Ablakwa however maintained that Ghana took the decision to accept the migrants based solely on “principled and humanitarian” basis, in line with “Ghana’s long-standing Pan-African ideals and unwavering commitment to regional solidarity.”
While criticizing the Trump administration for side-stepping court ordered protections for deported migrants, Federal Judge, Tanya Chutkan says she could not intervene in the deportations by the US to Ghana, citing a lack of jurisdiction.
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