A pregnant woman from Ghana and her young son have been held at Washington Dulles International Airport for more than a week, according to lawyers who say the pair have been kept in a windowless detention room despite serious health concerns.
38-year-old Annabella Gyasi arrived at Dulles Airport last Tuesday with her four-year-old son after travelling from Ghana for a medical appointment in Ohio. According to an emergency court petition filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia, the boy was born with malformed hands and was due to be assessed at Akron Children’s Hospital on May 30 to determine whether he was now old enough for surgery.
