Bangladesh, Nov. 5 -- The US-Ghana deportation deal has sparked a wave of anger and moral outrage across Ghana and among its diaspora, as accusations of human rights abuses and constitutional violations mount. At the center of this controversy lies a grim reality: dozens of African deportees, detained under President Donald Trumps revived “third-country deportation” policy, are being sent to Ghana-a country many of them have never called home. In exchange, the Ghanaian government appears to be leveraging human lives for economic and diplomatic favors from Washington.

The deportees journey began in the United States, where they were captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), processed through expedited deportation ...