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[1] Prior to Ghana's independence from Britain, the service was known as the Immigration and Passport Unit,[1] and was under the auspices of the Colonial Police Force of the British-ruled Gold Coast.

To control this influx, a Cabinet decision in 1960 moved the Immigration and Passport Unit to the Ministry of the Interior as a department.

[citation needed] On Monday, October 28, the United States announced a new visa restriction policy aimed at individuals deemed responsible for undermining democracy in Ghana, ahead of the country’s December presidential and parliamentary elections.

[3] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized that the policy targets specific individuals and is not directed at the Ghanaian people or the government of Ghana.