Ghana accepting west Africans deported from US | News

ACCRA, Sept 11, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Ghana is accepting west Africans deported from the United States, Ghanaian President John Mahama said Wednesday. Deporting people to third countries -- in many cases places they've never lived -- has been a hallmark of US President Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants, notably by sending hundreds to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Mahama told reporters Wednesday that Ghana had agreed to take in nationals from west Africa, where a regional agreement allows visa-free travel. "We were approached by the US to accept third-party nationals who were being removed from the US. And we agreed with them that west African nationals were acceptable," Mahama said. He said a "first batch" of 14 people...