Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba Reveals Current Number of Sierra Leoneans in U.S. Awaiting

Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba Reveals Current Number of Sierra Leoneans in U.S. Awaiting Deportation
Fifty-two Sierra Leoneans are currently being held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody awaiting deportation, Foreign Minister Timothy Musa Kabba disclosed today.
The confirmation highlights the human cost of the ongoing diplomatic standoff between Freetown and Washington over immigration compliance. The U.S. has historically imposed visa sanctions on countries it deems “recalcitrant” or uncooperative in accepting their deported citizens, a policy that escalated significantly with the total visa ban implemented earlier this month.