Kwesi, a Ghanaian asylum-seeker fled Ghana escaping religious persecution. However, upon arriving to the US border he was held in indefinite detention for almost two-years.
Kwesi, a devoted Christian refused to become the next voodoo priest of his village in Ghana and he was persecuted for it. Fearing for his life he fled to South Africa, through Brazil and arrived at the US border in 2013. Kwesi felt relieved reaching the US border. He thought he would be safe; however, he was detained and thrown into an immigration detention center in San Diego. Kwesi was moved around to several detentions from 2013 to May 2015, when he was finally released from Mesa Verde immigration detention center.
Since his release in May 2015, Kwesi moved to Lafayette California, earned his GED and Medical Assistant certificate, and was working at Whole Foods for ten years. He is currently waiting for his work permit to be renewed.
