Frank Davies, lawyer for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has stated that his legal team in the United States is working to have his immigration case resolved swiftly, with a decision expected in the coming days.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Thursday, January 8, Frank Davies noted that Ofori-Atta had filed a petition for an extension of his U.S. immigration status.
Despite this, he was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is currently being held at the Caroline Detention Facility.
“The little I know from our counterpart lawyers in the U.S., limited as it is, is that he’s put in a petition for an extension of his immigration status, and contingent upon that, ICE, for whatever reason picked him up,” Mr. Davies explained.
He added that the reason for the detention remains unclear. “I cannot explain why they have decided to pick him up and detain him.”
Davies, however, assured that the legal team is working around the clock to resolve the issue.
“They are working to have this matter determined expeditiously. In the fullness of time, maybe in the next day or two, we will all get to know what decision has been taken,” he said.
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