West Africans deported by the US were denied their rights, says lawyer from the Guardian Rachel Savage in Johannesburg

Men were sent on from Ghana despite ‘risk of torture, persecution or inhumane treatment’

A lawyer for 11 west Africans deported by the US to Ghana said they had been returned to their home countries despite many fearing for their safety.

Under Donald Trump’s drive to ramp up expulsions, the US has sent migrants to third countries, including Rwanda, Uganda and El Salvador, prompting accusations that deportee rights have been violated.

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