Advocacy groups filed a complaint on behalf of people deported from the United States to Ghana by the Trump administration with the regional bloc representing West Africa, according to a statement released early on Tuesday.

The complaint, known as an application for a case, was filed against Ghana before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States on behalf of 27 deportees, the statement said.

At least 60 people were deported to Ghana in total starting in September 2025

The complaint said the deportees told authorities they had been granted protections in the U.S. but most of them were removed within hours or days of their arrival in Ghana to the countries they had escaped. Some were stranded in third countries with no means to continue their journeys.

Reuters could not immediately reach spokespeople at ECOWAS and the government of Ghana for comment.

$32 million had been sent directly to five countries, including $7.5

The advocacy groups said the lawsuit aimed to force Ghana to disclose the terms of the deal with the Trump administration and block Ghana from accepting any future deportees under the arrangement. (Reuters)