The Trump administration has sparked a legal showdown after deporting West African migrants to Ghana, including individuals with U.S. court protections against being returned to their home countries. A federal judge has criticised the move, suggesting it may be a deliberate attempt to bypass legal safeguards designed to protect migrants facing persecution in Nigeria and Gambia. One of the deportees, a bisexual man from Gambia, was sent onward from Ghana despite the protections. Lawyers for the remaining migrants have raised urgent concerns about their safety, while Ghana’s public reaction remains divided between solidarity and economic apprehension.
