ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Lawyers for four of 14 West African men deported by the U.S. to Ghana said Monday the men remained in that third country and had not been returned to their homes, contradicting an earlier statement by a Ghana official who said they have all been.

The lawyers, in a court filing, said the men’s situation remained precarious but they had not been sent to their home countries, where they argue some could face persecution or torture.

The confusion surrounding the case reflected the dizzying pace at which the Trump administration has moved ahead with its immigration priorities, which lawyers say has come at the cost of immigrants' legal rights and sometimes puts their safety at risk.

News of the West Africans’ deportation to Ghana emerged last week, sparking a lawsuit by U

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