The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has detained more than 600 undocumented migrants, including hundreds of children, in an intelligence-led dawn operation across parts of the Ashanti Region capital.
The exercise, led by the Ashanti Regional Commander DCOI Fred Amankwa, targeted areas such as Asawase, Alabar, Aboabo, and Sabon Zongo. Authorities cited concerns over street begging and sanitation issues as key factors prompting the raid.
According to reports, a total of 606 individuals were rounded up and transported to the GIS facility at Prampram for screening, identity verification, and further processing before deportation to their countries of origin.
Footage from the operation, shared widely on social media and broadcast by Channel One TV, showed a large group of women, children, and other migrants assembled on a grassy field under the supervision of immigration officers in camouflage uniforms.
This latest action forms part of ongoing nationwide efforts by the GIS to enforce immigration laws, remove undocumented foreigners engaged in street activities, and address related security and public health concerns. Similar operations have previously been conducted in Greater Accra, resulting in the arrest of thousands of undocumented migrants.
Public reactions on social media have been largely supportive of the enforcement, with many Ghanaians commending the service for acting to “clean up” the streets. Some users, however, raised questions about the potential for repeat entries and called for the process to be handled humanely.
The GIS has not yet released the nationalities of those detained in the Kumasi operation, but past similar exercises have primarily involved West African nationals.
In a dawn operation led by intelligence, the Ghana Immigration Service has apprehended over 600 undocumented immigrants in various parts of Kumasi, located in the Ashanti Region.
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