US Grants Permanent Residency to Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta
The United States has granted lawful permanent residence to Ghana's former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who had been a fugitive. A US court cleared the way for his permanent residency process in an immigration ruling, a significant legal victory for Ofori-Atta.
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US grants permanent residency to fugitive Ghana ex-finance minister
Fugitive Ghana ex-finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been granted permanent residency in the US, his lawyer confirmed. US court found Ghana’s charges no Read More: https://punchng.com/us-grants-permanent-residency-to-fugitive-ghana-ex-finance-minister/
By Punch Newspapers
Read full article →A Green Card is not a sanctuary: What Ken Ofori-Atta’s immigration victory really means
The reported grant of lawful permanent residence to Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is undoubtedly an important legal victory. But it is not the victory many of his supporters may believe it to be, nor is it the defeat that some of his political opponents may fear. A green card answers one question: whether a person has the right to reside permanently in the United States. Extradition answers another: whether the United States should surrender that person to a foreign countr...
By Isaac Yeboah
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