Ghana’s President John Mahama is under fire from opposition lawmakers for failing to present a controversial deportation agreement with the United States to parliament for ratification. The issue has escalated as 11 individuals deported from the US to Ghana have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government, alleging unlawful detention. Their lawyer, Oliver-Barker Vormawor, claims the detainees have not violated any Ghanaian laws and are being held illegally in a military camp. He has demanded the government produce the group in court and justify their detention. The government has yet to respond to the lawsuit but has indicated plans to accept an additional 40 deportees. Opposition MPs are calling for an immediate suspension of the deportation deal until it is properly ratified by parliament, as required by Ghanaian law. The situation has sparked confusion, with conflicting statements from President Mahama and Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa regarding the status of the deportees. While Mahama stated that 14 deportees had been returned to their countries of origin, Ablakwa contradicted him, saying only most had been repatriated. Vormawor’s court filing asserts that 11 deportees remain in detention in Ghana. The deportations are part of the Trump administration’s stringent immigration policies, which have led to record-level deportations of undocumented migrants. Ghana’s foreign minister emphasized that the decision to accept the deportees was based on humanitarian principles and pan-African solidarity, not an endorsement of US immigration policies. Meanwhile, five of the detainees, including three Nigerians and two Gambians, have also sued the US government, arguing their deportation violated a court order.