Pregnant asylum seeker who was detained at Dulles will return to Ghana

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: May 29, 2026

Words: 654

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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After 10 days spent detained at Dulles International Airport, Ghanaian asylum seeker Anabella Gyasi and her son will go back to her home country. A judge with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered Friday that the pregnant woman cannot stay in the airport any longer.

“For the reasons stated from the bench, the Court finds that the welfare of the petitioners and the interests of justice are best served …

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