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Ghanaian mother and child detained at airport for days after arriving on valid visas, lawyers say
A pregnant woman from Ghana who entered the U.S. on a valid visa with her son so he could get medical attention has been held for more than a week in a windowless detention room at a Washington airport, her lawyers said in court documents
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According to ABC News’s source item, Ghanaian mother and child detained at airport for days after arriving on valid visas, lawyers say, A pregnant woman from Ghana who entered the U.S. on a valid visa with her son so he could get medical attention has been held for more than a week in a windowless detention room at a Washington airport, her lawyers said in court documents
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- Ghanaian mother and child detained at airport for days after arriving on valid visas, lawyers sayABC News - 2026-05-29T06:21:29+00:00
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