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Edward Acquah and Mark Banchereau

19 migrants deported by US to Ghana have been moved to an unknown location, lawyer says

Ghana-US-Deportations - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Nineteen West African nationals deported by the U.S. to Ghana have been moved to an unknown location, a lawyer for one of the deportees said.

Ana Dionne-Lanier, who represents one of the nationals, told The Associated Press on Thursday the group arrived in Ghana on Nov. 5 and were put in a hotel. They are protected from deportation to their home countries due to the risk of torture, persecution or inhumane treatment, she said.

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