US reverses Ghana visa curbs as country becomes deportation hub | International

ACCRA, Sept 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The United States has reversed its visa restrictions on Ghana, its foreign minister said Friday, as the west African nation emerges as a key deportation hub in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Earlier this month, Ghanaian President John Mahama revealed that the country was accepting west Africans deported by the United States. US President Donald Trump has made so-called "third-country" deportations a hallmark of his anti-immigration crackdown, sending people to countries where they have no ties or family. Accra has insisted it has received nothing in return for taking in the deportees, though Mahama acknowledged that the deal was struck as relations were "tightening", with Washington imposing tariffs as well as visa restrictions in...