Accra, Ghana - Eleven pipo wey dem detain for Ghana afta dem deport dem from di US don carry Ghana gov'ment go court, dia lawyer tok dis one give BBC. Di deportees dey argue say dem no break any Ghanaian law, so di detention wey dem dey keep dem for military camp no dey legal.
Wetin di Lawyer Tok
Oliver-Barker Vormawor, di lawyer, wan make di gov'ment bring di group come court and explain why dem dey hold dem against dia will. He say di gov'ment need to justify why dem dey detain pipo wey no commit any crime for Ghana.
Gov'ment Response
Di gov'ment never tok anything about di case yet, but before, dem say dem plan to accept anoda 40 deportees. Some opposition MPs dey demand say make dem stop di deportation deal sharp sharp until parliament approve am, dem say Ghanaian law dey demand am.
Confusion Ova Di Deportees
Last week, Ghana President John Mahama say 14 deportees from West Africa don land for di kontri afta agreement wey dem reach wit di US. Later, he say dem don send all of dem back to dia kontris of origin, but Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa contradict am, say na only most of dem dem send back.
But Vormawor dey argue say 11 deportees still dey inside detention for Ghana. According to court papers, dem hold di 11 pipo for US detention facility before dem shackle dem and deport dem inside military cargo plane.
Trump's Immigration Policy
Di deportations dey part of di hard-line approach wey di US gov'ment dey take towards immigration since President Donald Trump enter office for January. He don promise to deport plenty migrants wey dey di kontri illegally.
Ghana foreign minister say di decision to accept di deportees dey based on "humanitarian principle and pan-African empathy". He say make nobody misinterpret am as endorsement of di immigration policy.
Lawyers Contradict Gov'ment Officials
Lawyers wey dey represent four of di 14 West African men wey US deport go Ghana say di men still dey dat kontri and dem never return dem to dia home kontris. Dis one contradict wetin Ghana official tok before. Di lawyers say di men dey inside precarious situation and dem fear say dem go face persecution or torture if dem send dem back home.
Di confusion wey dey surround di case show how fast di Trump administration dey move wit dia immigration plans, wey lawyers dey say dey come at di cost of immigrants' legal rights and sometimes dey put dia safety at risk.
Wetin Next?
Di case dey continue for court, and e dey raise serious questions about di rights of deportees and di responsibility of di Ghanaian gov'ment.