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F, a Ghanaian national, was detained by immigration authorities in December 2025 after attempting to cross the border into Canada. He had been living in Michigan with his brother and two sisters, all three of whom are American citizens. F fled Ghana and entered the United States in 2021 to seek asylum after he and his partner were attacked by authorities in his home village.
F is a bisexual man, an identity that is criminalized in his culture. During the attack, F was seriously wounded but managed to escape. His partner, however, sustained fatal injuries and later died. Following his arrival in the United States, F applied for asylum, but his request was denied. This denial is what led him to attempt to seek asylum in Canada.
For four years, F lived and worked in the United States. He was employed as a security officer at a local airport and later worked as a delivery driver for FedEx. Prior to his detention in December, F had never been arrested, received a traffic citation, or faced any criminal charges in the United States. The only persecution he has ever experienced has been based on his sexual orientation in Ghana.
When he was first detained, F described feeling afraid and overwhelmed. He explained that being held alone in a cell was especially difficult, though his spirits improved after being transferred to a cell block with other ICE detainees. To F’s surprise, he is currently being held in ICE custody with a man that he knew from Ghana. F and his family are currently appealing the denial of his asylum claim. He asked his siblings not to tell their mother about his detention, fearing it would cause her unnecessary distress. F said that he loves the United States and that his only wish is to remain here with his family.
Collected by Kalieb 1/29/26.
Humans of ICE 
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