Immigration officers forcibly remove U.S. Deportees from Hotel in Accra
A Sierra Leonean woman among more than 20 West African nationals awaiting deportation was forcibly removed from her hotel room by officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at the Vicsem Hotel in Ogbojo, a suburb of Accra.
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The deportees, who were scheduled to be repatriated to their respective countries, reportedly refused to comply with the deportation directive, prompting the intervention of immigration officers on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
The woman, said to be a registered nurse who had lived in the United States for 35 years, reportedly pleaded with the officers to allow her to remain in Ghana, explaining that she had no relatives in Sierra Leone.
Her appeal was declined, and she is said to have suffered an asthma attack during the confrontation.
A video sighted by Citi News shows the woman struggling with the officers, at one point being dragged to the floor as she resisted removal.
Information gathered by Citi News indicates that the deportees were brought into Ghana as part of arrangement with the United States. The Ghana Immigration Service has yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
