A Ghanaian man who spent over 17 years in the United States has shared his devastating experience of deportation following his arrest and prosecution over a brief romance with an African American woman.

According to Big Sam, he entered the U.S.

through an exchange programme, later marrying a citizen to secure his green card.

In an interview with Kofi TV on YouTube, he recounted, "When I got my green card in 2007, I became a legal resident, working and paying taxes.