Hundreds of undocumented migrants arrested by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) during a swoop in Accra are still being held at the GIS headquarters, awaiting repatriation to their respective countries.
The migrants, picked up on Friday, May 16, are enduring harsh conditions as they wait to be transported. Many, including children, are sleeping in the open without mattresses or lighting.
Canopies and mobile toilets have been provided, but the environment remains inadequate, with mosquito exposure and crying children heard throughout the area.
A visit by Channel One News at 7:04 p.m. confirmed that the foreign nationals remained in custody. While the Head of Public Relations at GIS, Superintendent Michael Amoako-Atta, earlier assured that all detainees would be deported by the end of the day, it remains unclear where they will sleep if transportation arrangements fail to materialize.
The operation led to the arrest of 2,241 undocumented migrants described by GIS as foreign beggars. They were apprehended from eleven locations in the capital and include 384 adult males, 525 adult females, 577 male children, and 755 female children.
The GIS has yet to provide a timeline for completing the repatriation process.
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