The Labour Division of the High Court in Accra will on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, hear two ex parte applications filed by eleven West African nationals challenging their detention in Ghana after being deported from the United States.
The applicants are seeking two key reliefs: an interim injunction to halt their deportation to their respective countries, and a writ of Habeas Corpus compelling the government to present them before the court and justify the basis for their detention.
At a virtual sitting on Thursday, September 18, Justice Priscilla Dikro said she required more time to study the applications before delivering a ruling.
Counsel for the applicants, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, argued that the matter was urgent, stressing that his clients had been unlawfully detained.
According to the defense, President John Dramani Mahama has already announced plans for the detainees’ deportation, a statement also confirmed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The interim injunction, if granted, will restrain the government from proceeding with the deportations, while the writ of Habeas Corpus will require the state to formally justify the detention before the court.
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