Coverage dated May 28, 2026

Pregnant woman and son fly home to Ghana after being detained for over a week at Dulles Airport

Headline from Local News 8

By Andy Rose, Isa Mudannayake, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) — A pregnant woman and her 4-year-old son, who spent more than a week confined to “a windowless room with a single bed and toilet” at Washington Dulles International Airport after arriving on tourist visas, are on a flight back to their h…

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  1. Local News 8

    Pregnant woman and son fly home to Ghana after being detained for over a week at Dulles Airport (opens Local News 8)

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    By Andy Rose, Isa Mudannayake, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) — A pregnant woman and her 4-year-old son, who spent more than a week confined to “a windowless room with a single bed and toilet” at Washington Dulles International Airport after arriving on tourist visas, are on a flight back to their h…

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Pregnant woman and son will return home to Ghana after being detained for over a week at Dulles Airport, judge says (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Andy Rose, Isa Mudannayake, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) — Anabella Gyasi and her 4-year-old son, who spent more than a week confined to “a windowless room with a single bed and toilet” at Washington Dulles International Airport after arriving on tourist visas, are allowed to return to their ho…

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Pregnant woman from Ghana and son held at Dulles for 9 days, ACLU says (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Immigration officials continue to hold a pregnant woman from Ghana and her son in a windowless room at Dulles Airport, according to the ACLU of Virginia.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Pregnant woman and boy from Ghana have been detained at Dulles for more than a week, lawyers say (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A pregnant woman from Ghana who entered the U.S. with her 4-year-old son so he could get medical care has been held for days, the ACLU says.

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