On Thursday, 31st January 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in collaboration with the Department of State has placed visa sanctions on Ghana over refusal to accepted deported citizens from the United States.
The Secretary of homeland security, Kirstjen Nielsen informed the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo that Ghana has delayed in accepting deported citizens from the United States hence the decision.
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This led to Mike Pompeo ordering the US consular officers in the country to visa applications which will only affect some types of visas.
According to reports, the sanctions will not be lifted until the deported citizens from the United States have been accepted by the Ghana government.
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“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.Â
The United States routinely cooperates with foreign governments in documenting and accepting U.S. citizens when asked, as appropriate, as do the majority of countries in the world, but Ghana has failed to do so in this case. We hope the Ghanaian government will work with us to reconcile these deficiencies quickly“, the reports stated.
It was reported earlier that, over 73 foreign nationals were deported from the United States over their illegal stay in the country.
The deportees which were made up of all women were deported for staying in the country illegally and some were involved in prostitution.
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