Key facts
- Doris Adu Gyamfi plans to attend the funeral of her son Javits Frimpong in New York after Trump granted her a US visa.
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani phoned Trump to request help in allowing Frimpong's mother to travel.
- Foreign affairs officials who accompanied Adu Gyamfi to the airport said she hoped her son would one day study to become a doctor.
Doris Adu Gyamfi, the mother of Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong, left Accra for the United States on November 4 to attend her son's funeral after President Donald Trump intervened to grant her a visa. She told Ghanaian foreign affairs officials escorting her to the airport: "I want justice for my son. That's all." The statement was quoted by Reuters.
Frimpong, 15, was fatally shot by unidentified assailants in the Bronx on October 29 while on his way to school, according to a statement on October 30 from Ghana's Foreign Ministry. He had moved to the United States from Ghana last year and was living with his father, the Associated Press has reported. Ghana called for a thorough investigation and urged New York authorities to bring those responsible to justice. New York police are investigating the killing, according to local media reports.
Trump's visa intervention followed a phone call with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who requested his help to allow Adu Gyamfi to attend her son's funeral with relatives. Adu Gyamfi hoped her son would study to become a doctor after moving to the US, she told the officials who accompanied her to the airport.