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The United States said on Thursday it was imposing visa restrictions on Ghana, accusing the African country of not cooperating in accepting its citizens ordered removed from the United States.
#US imposes #visa sanctions on #Ghana for refusing to accept deported citizens. https://t.co/mVhXj7mY8g
— Akwasi Sarpong (@akwasisarpong) February 1, 2019
US imposes visa restrictions on Ghana over deportees https://t.co/osZcYnAMAY
— BuzzzBry (@buzzzbry) February 1, 2019Without an appropriate response from Ghana, the scope of these sanctions may be expanded to a wider population.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “has ordered consular officers in Ghana to implement visa restrictions on certain categories of visa applicants,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement.
“Without an appropriate response from Ghana, the scope of these sanctions may be expanded to a wider population,” the statement said.
“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,” said DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.
“We hope the Ghanaian government will work with us to reconcile these deficiencies quickly,” she said.
Visa sanctions implemented on #Ghana due to lack of cooperation in accepting its national sordered removed from the US. pic.twitter.com/o7uWBgBmvd
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 1, 2019
US imposes visa restrictions on Ghana. Something for Ghana twitter to talk about all day.
— Alfred (@CallmeAlfredo) February 1, 2019
NEW: DHS Sec Nielsen says says Ghana has unreasonably delayed accepting nationals ordered removed from the US & Sec of State Pompeo told consular officers in Ghana to implement visa restrictions on certain categories of visa applicants that “may be expanded to a wider population”
— Courtney Norris (@courtneyknorris) February 1, 2019
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