Thirty-two Ghanaian nationals have been named on a public criminal database maintained by the United States Department of Homeland Security, which tracks foreign nationals with serious criminal records who are facing deportation. The database is managed by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and identifies what the agency describes as its most serious criminal cases among arrested foreign nationals.
The department recently expanded the database by 5,000 new entries, bringing the total number of criminal arrests listed to over 35,000.
Among the Ghanaians featured, the offences range from violent crime to financial fraud. Kwabena Adjei, arrested in Alden, New York, faces the gravest charge — homicide; Paul Dayah, arrested in Houston, Texas, is listed for sex assault, drug possession and drug trafficking; while Edmund Agbo, arrested in Conroe, Texas, faces charges of assault and human trafficking.
Several others face sex-related offences. Martin Obeng Darko Berchie, arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with a sex offence, and Solomon Blay, arrested in Newark, New Jersey, faces charges that include cruelty toward a child.
Financial crimes feature prominently among the cases. A number of those listed are charged with identity theft, fraud, and money laundering across multiple US states. Eric Ahiekpor, arrested in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, faces charges including wire fraud, general fraud, and money laundering; Emmanuel Darko, arrested in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, is charged with weapon possession, fraud by false statement, and identity theft.
On the drug front, Masawudu Gariba, arrested in York, Pennsylvania, faces synthetic narcotic sale and drug trafficking charges, while Kofi Owusu, arrested in Bennettsville, South Carolina, is also charged with drug trafficking.
The DHS framed the database as part of a broader enforcement agenda. Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated that ICE officers are fulfilling President Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations, adding that the department’s operations have led to the arrests of over 7,000 gang members and more than 1,400 known or suspected terrorists nationwide.
However, the data tells a more nuanced story. According to TRAC Immigration, a Syracuse University-operated immigration data source, individuals held in ICE detention without criminal convictions made up 70.8 percent of detainees as of early April, suggesting the majority of those in custody have no serious criminal record.
The full list of 32 Ghanaian nationals named on the database:
Franklin Donkoh (Atlanta, Georgia) – Shoplifting
Adams Suleman (Miami, Florida) – Cocaine Possession
Solomon Blay (Newark, New Jersey) – Cruelty Toward Child, Fraud
Kofi Michael Adae (Chantilly, Virginia) – Damage to Property
Awudu Aidoo (Alden, New York) – Weapon Offence
Brian Danjuma (Frederick, Maryland) – Domestic Violence
Joseph Ebu (Louisville, Kentucky) – Fraud, Illegal Use of Credit Cards, Identity Theft
Regina Asante Henaku (Framingham, Massachusetts) – Larceny, Identity Theft, Fraud
George Owusu Ansah (Harlingen, Texas) – Identity Theft
Masawudu Gariba (York, Pennsylvania) – Synthetic Narcotic Sale, Drug Trafficking
Andrew K A Boateng (Hackensack, New Jersey) – Fraud by Impersonation
Iddriss Osman (Snow Hill, Maryland) – Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards
Edward Sarpong (Charleston, South Carolina) – Burglary, Synthetic Narcotic Sale
Paul Dayah (Houston, Texas) – Sex Assault, Drug Possession, Drug Trafficking
Joseph Amegah (Burlington, Massachusetts) – Assault, Fraud by False Statement
Lily Aiphonsis Majdoub (Elk River, Minnesota) – Fraud
Emmanuel Darko (Saint Clairsville, Ohio) – Weapon Possession, Fraud, Identity Theft
Martin Obeng Darko Berchie (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – Sex Offence
Charles Sokpa-Anku (Sterling, Virginia) – Fraud by Swindle
Emmanuel Lamptey (Nashville, Tennessee) – Identity Theft
Mohammed Mustapha (Saint Louis, Michigan) – Extortion
Emmanuel Haruna (Laredo, Texas) – Assault, Smuggling of Aliens
Kahad Wuupini (Big Spring, Texas) – Money Laundering
Kwabena Adjei (Alden, New York) – Homicide
Edmund Agbo (Conroe, Texas) – Assault, Human Trafficking
Eric Ahiekpor (Allenwood, Pennsylvania) – Wire Fraud, Fraud, Money Laundering
Jeanette Agbemble (Houston, Texas) – Dangerous Drugs, Drug Possession
Abdul Mohammed (Laredo, Texas) – Identity Theft, Counterfeiting
Albert Nkrumah (Atlanta, Georgia) – Forgery
Mona Montrage (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – Fraud
David Mensah (Loretto, Pennsylvania) – Money Laundering
Kofi Owusu (Bennettsville, South Carolina) – Drug Trafficking
