By Blama G. Konuwah |WEST AFRICA (Globe Afrique) — Authorities in Sierra Leone say it has issued the necessary documents and awaits the arrival of 27 citizens being deported from the United States for drug crimes and other offenses. Emmanuel Turay, the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said Tuesday that the Sierra Leoneans were still in custody in the U.S.President Donald Trump’s administration on Sept. 12 announced visa restrictions on four African and Asian nations that have refused to accept citizens deported from the U.S. The restrictions affect Sierra Leone’s foreign ministry and immigration officials. The U.S. ambassador to Sierra Leone has said U.S. authorities allowed the 27 Sierra Leone citizens to go through a legal process before issuing the emergency travel certificates to leave. Read more of this articleSource: Globe Afrique Media(Visited 18 times, 18 visits today)Commentscomments

Source: GNN Liberia October 18, 2017 13:07 UTC