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94 Ghanaians deported from US in 2024 Ablakwa

94 Ghanaians deported from US in 2024  Ablakwa

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that 94 Ghanaians were deported from the United States in 2024 as part of the US government’s intensified immigration crackdown. Addressing Parliament on Thursday, March 13, 2025, Mr Ablakwa stated that no Ghanaian had been deported from the US so far this year. He referenced data from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which recorded 37,660 deportations in January 2025, with no Ghanaians included. He further revealed that two Ghanaians had recently been deported to Costa Rica, with Ghana’s Washington Mission working with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to facilitate their transfer back to Ghana. 150 Ghanaians await deportation from United States Providing additional details, Mr Ablakwa informed Parliament that 150 Ghanaians are currently being held in various US

Musk, tariffs and tensions – takeaways from Trump’s first cabinet meeting

Musk, tariffs and tensions – takeaways from Trump’s first cabinet meeting

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House Getty Images Donald Trump held his first cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday, turning the occasion into an extended question-and-answer session that lasted for more than an hour. Speaking alongside his cabinet – and billionaire Elon Musk who wore a “tech support” T-shirt – Trump covered a wide range of topics, ranging from Doge’s efforts to cut government spending to immigration, the economy and the war in Ukraine. Here are a five takeaways from his remarks. 1) Trump praises Rubio and Musk Trump was asked by reporters which government department – and, by extension, which cabinet members – were most resistant to his policy changes. “So far, I’m happy with all of those choices,” he said. He added, however, that “some

Vietnamese students in US sweat out Trump’s grim immigration crackdown

Students sit on the stairs of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Aug. 24, 2021. Photo by Reuters

Students sit on the stairs of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Aug. 24, 2021. Photo by Reuters

One week after Donald Trump took office again as American President, Kha Van received an email from her school explaining how to deal with U.S. immigration and customs authorities. Like other Vietnamese students and their foreign friends in the U.S., she is now overwhelmed by the feeling of uncertainty, one that has prevented them from doing regular stuff such as finding a part-time job or planning a summer vacation back at home. “My school sent an email to students telling us what to do when encountering Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when going to school, what to say and how to behave when ICE enters our school, to defend our rights, as ICE can stomp into our school anytime to arrest someone,” she said. She said many schools in the


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