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Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
Nov. 24, 2025, 9:30 AM EST / Source: NBC Washington
By Tracee Wilkins, Rick Yarborough and NBC Washington
A Maryland family is trying to get their loved one back after she was deported from the U.S. to a country they say she had no ties to. Video thats made international news showed her being dragged by people her family believes worked for Ghanas government.
Rabbiatu Kuyateh, a 58-year-old mother and grandmother, moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled Sierra Leones civil war, said Mohamed Alghali, her son. He owns a home in Bowie with his mom, who he called his best friend.
Rabbiatu Kuyateh says she was flown to Ghana, a country she said she had never been to.
Alghali called his mother while the I-Team was with him. She said as she was flown from the U.S. to Ghana, her wrists and ankles were shackled for the entire 10-hour flight. Some had it even worse, she said.Kuyateh told the I-Team she and other deportees were sent to a hotel in Ghana. She said she was there for six days before video captured her being dragged.
A bus arrived to take Kuyateh to Sierra Leone though a U.S. judge had ordered that she could not be sent there. She told News4 she resisted.
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Bayard
(27,944 posts)How trump can kidnap and deport people anywhere just because he doesn't want them here. Especially countries where they have no ties, no resources, and don't speak the language.
Is there any other country that gets away with this?
Deep State Witch
(12,481 posts)Bowie is pretty close to where I live.