Ghanaian Mother and Son Detained at Dulles Airport Ordered Deported

Ghanaian mother and son detained at Dulles Airport ordered deported

A pregnant woman from Ghana and her young son spent more than a week in a windowless detention room at a Washington airport and have been ordered deported, her lawyers said Friday.

ACLU Files Emergency Petition on Pregnant Woman's Unlawful Dulles Detention

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed an emergency petition in federal court, seeking the release of Anabella Gyasi, a pregnant woman, and her disabled toddler, whom the organization asserts are being unlawfully detained under dangerous conditions at Dulles International Airport.

Pregnant Asylum Seeker Who Was Detained at Dulles Will Return to Ghana

After 10 days spent detained at Dulles International Airport, Ghanaian asylum seeker Anabella Gyasi and her son will go back to her home country. A judge with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered on Friday that the pregnant woman cannot stay in the airport any longer. Continue reading Pregnant Asylum Seeker Who Was Detained at Dulles Will Return to Ghana at Royal Examiner.