A dramatic and tense situation unfolded at the VICSEM Hotel in Ogbojo, Accra, on Tuesday afternoon, November 11, 2025, as Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officials attempted to forcibly remove a group of deportees recently repatriated from the United States.
Eyewitnesses at the scene reported that the effort to relocate the deportees, who are part of an ongoing arrangement between the U.S. government under President Donald Trump and Ghana, generated confusion and significant distress among the returnees
Immigration officials were spotted in viral videos dragging a woman on the floor into a waiting vehicle.
The intention of their action is not clear but the attempted removal suggests officials were trying to move the individuals from the hotel facility where they were initially accommodated upon arrival.
The incident highlights the sensitive nature of Ghana’s agreement to receive its citizens deported from the U.S.
The current group arrived as part of a deal governed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States.
Crucially, the government maintains that this arrangement is legally binding but does not require parliamentary ratification, distinguishing it from treaties or defence agreements.
