The highlights this week: Ghana faces increased scrutiny over its handling of third-country deportations from the United States, Guineans vote on a new draft constitution , and the criminal trial of South Sudanese First Vice President Riek Machar begins.

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The highlights this week: Ghana faces increased scrutiny over its handling of third-country deportations from the United States, Guineans vote on a new draft constitution, and the criminal trial of South Sudanese First Vice President Riek Machar begins.

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Inside Ghana’s Deportations Controversy

Over the weekend, 11 West African migrants who had been sent to Ghana by the United States were deported again—some to their home countries, where they fear for their safety.

The migrants were suing the Ghanaian government for unlawful detainment at the time of their deportation. Their lawyer, Oliver Barker-Vormawo, told a Ghanaian court on Tuesday that deportation “is precisely the injury we were trying to prevent.” The judge subsequently dismissed the lawsuit.

The deportees were part of a group of 14 migrants that the Trump administration sent to Ghana on Sept. 5 via its third-country deportation deal with Accra; Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said last week that the government expects 40 more deportees from the United States in the coming days.

Ghana’s handling of the deportations has been marked by confusion and controversy.