Treatment of third country deportees in Ghana shrouded in secrecy

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM EST

Ghana is one of five African countries that are known to have offered to take in migrants deported from the U.S. from other countries.

Capital B News reporter Adam Mahoney travelled to the West African nation to find out how deportees are being treated and how many there are. He joins host Scott Tong to discuss the confusion surrounding this agreement.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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