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A family photo of Keachia Bowers, Damon Smith, and their children sits in their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The family relocated to Ghana from Florida and has obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

A family photo of Keachia Bowers, Damon Smith, and their children sits in their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The family relocated to Ghana from Florida and has obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers points to her name in a booklet listing people who are part of the Black diaspora and obtained citizenship in Ghana at a ceremony the previous month, in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Bowers’ family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers points to her name in a booklet listing people who are part of the Black diaspora and obtained citizenship in Ghana at a ceremony the previous month, in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Bowers’ family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

African books sit on the bookshelf at the Keachia Bowers and Damon Smith's family home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

African books sit on the bookshelf at the Keachia Bowers and Damon Smith's family home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers, second from right, her husband Damon Smith, right, and their children play cards in the living room of their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Their family relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers, second from right, her husband Damon Smith, right, and their children play cards in the living room of their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Their family relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers, second from left, and her husband Damon Smith, third from left, pose for a portrait with their children Tselah, left, and Tsadik, as well as their dog Apollo, at their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The family relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers, second from left, and her husband Damon Smith, third from left, pose for a portrait with their children Tselah, left, and Tsadik, as well as their dog Apollo, at their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The family relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers holds a photograph of her with her late father in their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Bowers' family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers holds a photograph of her with her late father in their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Bowers' family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers and her daughter Tselah Smith look through their family album at their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Their family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Keachia Bowers and her daughter Tselah Smith look through their family album at their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Their family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Maya Gilliam, 40, and her son, Neteru, 8, pose for a photograph in their home in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Gilliam relocated from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Ghana and is awaiting Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Maya Gilliam, 40, and her son, Neteru, 8, pose for a photograph in their home in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Gilliam relocated from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Ghana and is awaiting Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Deijha Gordon, 33, poses for a photograph in her food truck in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Deijha, who relocated from New York, has obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Deijha Gordon, 33, poses for a photograph in her food truck in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Deijha, who relocated from New York, has obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)