US Imposes Visa Ban on Ghana
The United States has announced it has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana over what it terms as refusal by the country to accept its citizens deported back into the country from the US.
In a statement, the US Department of Homeland Security says that Ghana has violated international law by rejecting deportees.
"Ghana has failed to live up to its obligations under international law to accept the return of its nationals ordered removed from the United States," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says.
"The United States routinely cooperates with foreign governments in documenting and accepting US citizens when asked, as appropriate, as do the majority of countries in the world, but Ghana has failed to do so in this case."
Nielsen says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has ordered the US embassy in Accra to stop issuing some categories of visas to applicants, but did not reveal the specific applicants affected by the sanctions.
"We hope the Ghanaian government will work with us to reconcile these deficiencies quickly," Nielsen says.
A report by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows that 307 Ghanaians were scheduled for deportation from the US in 2017 and a further 243 last year.
In 2017, the US imposed visa restrictions on Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Eritrea for failing to comply with removal orders for their nationals.
Comments (7)
Under international law states are obligated to accept back their citizens if deported back, unless they have renounced their citizenship of birth, like in Migua Miguna's case.I
@Ariel tell that to this usa immigration.For me i think a Africa we have continue to butlick this wazungu nations for a long time.If Ghana is a serious country they need to deport the americans who r in ghana n am very sure kunao wameoverstay their visas but since they r white they r not touched?Am happy for matiangi the way he announced last year for all immigrants to show up at immigration office to verify their stay in kenya.Was happy to see white,asians lining up to prove their stay in our great country kenya.Many were deported n this is what Every african country need to b doing?Other things is that deportations isn't bad to me juu if yr God has given u time to b in this majuu n u don't do anything back home for the shit day incase it happens then siku yako ikifika pack yr things n go back home?Mtu akaange akiwa ananjipanga otherwise why resist to b taken back home.Africa is the next frontier na maisha na pesa iko to those who r hardworking n daring enough to start somewhere.
Mkenya Halisi, you are clearly NOT mature. Ghana is in the wrong here, very wrong. Stupidity amongst our leaders has over time pushed our young people to seek greener pastures abroad, often through illegal means like in this case. I don't blame them at all 'coz, at the very least, it shows bravery and above all, a willingness to improve their lot in life. But let's face it - the West highly values the RULE OF LAW which generally explains why it's ahead of everybody else. Sans the rule of law, even in your own personal life (personal principles), you absolutely go nowhere. So we indisciplined, low IQ Africans have messed our countries by not being disciplined enough to follow the rule of law and we now want others (USA) to turn the other way and be like us? The whole world keeps humming as it moves forward but instead, we Africans are always shooting ourselves in the foot. Your small god Uhuru amewauzia WaChina nchi for a song; has presided over the worst looting of the country (NYS, EuroBond, SGR just to mention a few), is leading a fake war on corruption (how comes nobody's serving jail time) etc. So, stop being fake & stupid like many of your compatriots and use common sense. Long live the United States of America!
Glad you could fold @mkenyahalisi on that one. Glorifying poverty, impunity and mediocrity is one undoing of most African states including motherland kenya and Ghana. I hope the selling of nchi for a song package did not include our dreams, hopes and aspirations. Because " ngoro yakwa iri-o kenya" meaning my heart is in kenya though the body is majuu and mind in fantasy world!
mkenya halisi, unatumia matako kuthink? theere are many blacks in ghana forging unity!
@I said so nasema watu warundi makwao waache kukatalia kwa wenyewe.They should thank trump is deporting them juu Africa is he next frontier in the next 20/30 years more opportunities opening up for those who r willing to go far n start somewhere.Out of 10 countriesvin the world 8 r in Africa which continues to do well gdp wise n opportunities wise.Usa/Europe:Uk continues to go dwn mos mos n in few years to come it will get worse so watu wanjipange.Africa is our time to rise?So i said so swallow that juu it's reality coming!If u get fucked up in this heaven majuu blame yrself!
Ndugu yangu @Mkenya halisi. Marekani ni nchi iliyonyakuliwa na Wanayuropa. Watu ambao wana haki ya kufukuza wageni ni "wenyenchi" ambao nchi yao iliibiwa.