Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has assured Ghanaians that robust security measures are in place to prevent hardened criminals from entering the country among deportees recently returned from the United States.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House on Monday, September 15, Mr. Ablakwa stressed that government would not compromise national security.
“We will not allow any hardened criminal to be settled in Ghana. Every deportee goes through rigorous checks and verification processes to protect our people’s safety,” he said.
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His comments come in the wake of a U.S. court case in which Judge Tanya Chutkan questioned whether the Trump administration had violated immigration laws by deporting Nigerians and Gambians to Ghana instead of their home countries.
Opposition Members of Parliament have criticised the arrangement, warning that it could draw Ghana into what they described as Washington’s “harsh and discriminatory” immigration policies.
Mr. Ablakwa, however, defended government’s stance, insisting that Ghana’s sovereignty and security would remain intact under any agreement.
Story By: Afia Ohenewaa Akyerem