“Ex-Ghana Finance Minister Ofori-Atta Detained in U.S. While Seeking Visa Extension”

The immediate former Ghanaian minister for finance Ken Ofori-Atta has been arrested by Trump in the US.

Ofori who has been in the US for prostate cancer treatment since June last year, was arrested when he attempted to make an application that would allow him to stay longer in America.

Meanwhile he is also wanted in Ghana on suspicion of corruption during his tenure as minister for finance .

The arrest of such a high-profile figure signals a rigorous enforcement of immigration protocols by Trump’s administration.