Editor of Newscenta Newspaper, Elvis Darko, has asserted that the 2,000 foreign beggars who were removed by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) from the streets of Accra will be back to their spots in three months.Speaking to Citi News on Monday, May 19, Elvis Darko cast doubt on the lasting impact of the recent decongesting exercise. “If the Immigration Service carries these people out of the country, I give you three months they will be back. The borders are porous. Nothing strategic is being done to properly secure them,” he warned.He mentioned the unofficial entry points that individuals target in Ghana and the lack of a strategic approach governing the country's borders.“The issue should be focused on the state of Ghana’s borders. How do people enter this country without documentation? What do we need to do to fix our borders to ensure people enter rightfully?” he queried.On Friday, May 16, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) removed street children and their guardians from the streets of the country's capital, Accra, particularly at Kaneshie and Abossey Okai. The initiative was aimed at decongesting the streets as well as curbing child exploitation as part of the Mahama-led administration's agenda to improve urban mobility. The victims, who usually solicit for alms and are believed to be foreign nationals, were packed in immigration vehicles.Meanwhile, the Minister for Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has revealed that the exercise to rid the streets of foreign nationals will soon be extended to other regions beyond Accra.

“I have seen the public reactions and calls for similar actions in places like Kumasi, Tamale, and other communities. Please be assured that this is a nationwide exercise that began in Accra and will be extended to other regions soon.”

The minister has urged all Ghanaians to remain calm and support this exercise.

"Let us cooperate with the security teams as they work to protect our streets and uphold national safety," he wrote in a Facebook post.

A total of 2,241 foreign nationals were removed from the principal streets of Accra by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) after an intelligence-led operation on Friday, 16th May.

Nine hundred and nine (909) adults and 1,322 children were taken from the streets. Out of the total, 961 were males and 1,280 were females, according to the GIS in a statement.