Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from US, sources say
- Central African Republic has agreed to accept migrants deported by the United States from other countries, according to two informed sources.
- The U.S. has deported third-country migrants to various African nations, including Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana, through deals criticized by Senate Democrats for costing tens of millions of dollars.
- Some deportees had obtained legal protections from U.S. immigration courts against being sent back.
- A Central African government official confirmed a May 18 meeting in Bangui with a U.S. delegation discussing the deportation agreement.
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Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from US, sources say
Central African Republic has agreed to take in migrants from other countries deported by the United States, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, the latest example of the Trump administration striking deals with African states to accelerate removals. Washington has sent so-called third-country deportees to African countries including Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea, under opaque deals that Senate Democrats say have cost tens of millions of dollars. In many cases, deportees had secured legal protections from immigration courts in the U.S. against their repatriation. But rights groups say the third-country deals allow the U.S. to circumvent those protections.
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