US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Ghana

US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Ghana

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana, accusing
the African country of not cooperating in accepting its citizens who
have been deported from the United States.  

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. 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. We hope the
Ghanaian government will work with us to reconcile these deficiencies
quickly,” said DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.