GIS: 925 undocumented migrants repatriated

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced the successful repatriation of 925 undocumented migrants following a recent operation in Accra.

The migrants, most of whom were engaged in street begging, were arrested during a major swoop conducted by the GIS on Friday, May 16, 2025. The repatriation process began on Saturday, May 17.

In a statement issued on Monday, May 19, the GIS confirmed that 819 Nigeriens and 106 Nigerians have so far been returned to their respective home countries.

“Repatriation was initiated in the morning of Saturday, 17th May, 2025. At the time of this release, 925 persons have been successfully repatriated, and processes are underway to remove the rest,” the statement said.

The GIS emphasised that further efforts are ongoing to remove the remaining undocumented migrants picked up during the exercise.

The breakdown of nationalities of the 2,241 persons currently held at designated Holding Centre are as follows:

Nigerien- 2,073

Nigerian- 138

Burkinabe -28

Guinean -1

Malian-1

The GIS stated that AU-affected immigrants went through profiling and security screening in line with Standard Operating Procedures.

“Immigrants were also segregated based on their gender and age, in line with international best practices.”

GIS assured that meals, among other needs of persons in detention, have been provided for by the Service, adding that a clinic is on standby to provide medical services where necessary.