Ghana is set to receive several West African nationals who were deported from the U.S., President John Mahama has said.

This is after the U.S. authorities approached the Ghanaian government to accept third-party nationals as part of the Trump administration's clampdown on illegal immigration.

Speaking during a press conference in the capital, Accra, President Mahama said that so far 14 West African nationals have been deported, among them several Nigerians, and that his government facilitated their return to their countries.

Mahama said that the Ghanaian government agreed to the deal with the U.S. because West African nationals don’t need a visa to travel to or enter Ghana.

Others are still being assisted; however, President Mahama said the free movement protocol of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) also allows citizens to enter and reside in member states without a visa for up to 90 days.

Ghana now joins other African countries, Eswatini, Rwanda and South Sudan, that have struck deals with the Trump administration to take in deportees to further facilitate their returns to home countries.

Last month, Rwanda announced that some deportees had indicated they wanted to settle there, while Eswatini said the deportees were being held in isolated facilities in the meantime.

International rights groups have been condemning the move by the U.S. authorities and further criticised African nations for what they term as 'dumping grounds'.