Ghana delays visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa amid row over anti-migrant protests

The row escalated last week when Ghana condemned the alleged killing of Bahiru Isak, a 40-year-old Ghanaian national living in the Khayelitsha suburb of Cape Town in South Africa. Ghanaian officials said he was killed during anti-immigration protests on 30 June. South African authorities however say no such killing happened, and insist the only Ghanaian…

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Suicides rise in ICE detention; 911 calls detail serious cases of self-harm

For years, immigrant rights groups have complained about the conditions inside detention facilities, often too cold, overcrowded and sometimes unsanitary. Immigrants often don’t know when they are being released. ICE currently is holding nearly 60,000 people, up from roughly 34,000 during the Biden administration, and immigrants are staying on average 50 days, up from 36….

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