"They chained my hands, waist and ankles and put me on a military plane, K.S. describes. He's one of 14 people deported by the United States to Ghana, as part of an aggressive deportation strategy promoted by the Trump administration. At the time, the detainees didn't know what was happening. Four of them were put in straitjackets, because they refused to board [the military planes] without speaking to their lawyers, the Gambian recalls."
"As part of its mass deportation campaign, the Trump administration has secretly pressured at least 30 African governments to accept migrants. This is according to an investigation by The New York Times, which matches information that has trickled out from those countries. Washington has already persuaded five African nations to sign some kind of agreement: Ghana, Eswatini, South Sudan, Rwanda and Uganda."
K.S., a Gambian who uses a pseudonym, was abruptly removed from a Louisiana detention center on September 4, 2025, shackled and flown on a military plane to Ghana without access to his lawyer or documentation. Four detainees were placed in straitjackets after refusing to board without legal consultation. Fourteen people landed in Accra after a 16-hour flight and faced uncertainty in an unfamiliar region. The Trump administration secretly pressured at least 30 African governments and secured agreements with five nations to accept migrants. Analysts characterize the policy as designed to sow anxiety, promote self-deportation, and deter irregular migration.
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