Ghanan President John Mahama speaks to the media in Accra on September 10. Ghana Presidency/AP/File Accra, Ghana AP —

The government of Ghana said Monday that 14 West Africans deported to the country from the US have been sent to their home countries, places where lawyers representing some of the men say they face a risk of persecution or torture.

News of the West Africans’ deportation to Ghana emerged last week, sparking a lawsuit by US lawyers. They argue the move was an attempt by US authorities to evade their own immigration laws that prevent some of the men from being returned to countries where their well-being could be at risk.

On Monday, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Ghana’s minister for government communications, told the Associated Press that all 14 men —13 Nigerians and one Ga

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