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Lawsuit says US held West African migrants in straitjackets for 16 hours on flight to Ghana

Lawsuit says US held West African migrants in straitjackets for 16 hours on flight to Ghana
world9/12/2025

A lawsuit says some West Africans who were deported to Ghana were held in “straitjackets” for 16 hours on a U.S. military plane on which all passengers were shackled and given only bread and water

Some West Africans who were deported from the U.S. to Ghana were held in “straitjackets” for 16 hours on a flight during which all passengers were shackled and given only bread and water, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The lawsuit, filed in fed... [2899 chars]