A group of West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana earlier this month have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government for unlawful detention. Fourteen people from various countries in West Africa landed in Ghana on 6 September, after the government in Accraagreedto take in third-country nationals expelled from the US. But in a lawsuit filed this week, lawyers for 11 of the migrants claim they remain in detention in Ghana. I told them [Ghanaian immigration officials] that I wanted to stay in Ghana for my safety, he testified. More deportees to comeAccording to the minister, another 40 West African deportees are expected in Ghana in the next few days.