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Second batch of Ghanaians living illegally in the US deported

The deportees most of whom had no records on them, are the second batch of immigrants

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They arrived in Accra on Wednesday, 14 June, 2017 and most of them were handcuffed.

The deportees most of whom had no records on them, are the second batch of immigrants.

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They were screened upon arrival by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the Ghana Police Service.

So far, about 100 Ghanaians who have been deported in 2017.

The Donald Trump administration has been embarking on massive deportation of other nationals illegally living in the US and some 7000 Ghanaians will be affected.

In 2016, the United States deported 108 Ghanaian immigrants for reasons including drug-related offences, staying illegally, overstaying their permits and other crimes.

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Earlier, the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson revealed that more charter planes will be arriving in Ghana in the next few weeks with Ghanaians deported from the United States of America.

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