In Ghana, the High Court in Accra has struck out two urgent applications filed on behalf of 11 deportees flown in from the United States.

Lawyers for the deportees had sought to stop their removal, arguing that their detention was unlawful. However, the applications were withdrawn after it became clear the deportations had already been carried out.

The Court expressed strong concern over the situation, questioning why the removals proceeded despite the existence of pending legal processes.

Observers say the development raises wider questions about due process and the treatment of deportees in international cooperation on migration issues.