US EditionUganda Confirms Deal With U.S. to Take in Deported Migrants
Uganda will accept certain migrants deported from the U.S. under a temporary agreement excluding criminals and unaccompanied minors, focusing on third-country nationals with asylum concerns.
- On Thursday, August 21, Uganda agreed to receive migrants deported from the United States, with both governments "working out the detailed modalities" and timing still unclear.
- The deal responds to U.S. policy pushing Third Country Nationals denied asylum but reluctant to return home, following Trump administration efforts and deals with Rwanda, South Sudan, and Eswatini.
- Uganda's foreign ministry clarified that it will not accept individuals with criminal records or unaccompanied minors and prefers African nationalities for transfer.
- Several human-rights groups are challenging the deportations in Eswatini's High Court on Friday, while rights experts warn these actions risk breaching international law by exposing people to torture and abduction.
- With roughly 1.7 million refugees already, Uganda hosts Africa's largest refugee population and is the fourth African country to accept U.S. deportees, joining Rwanda and South Sudan.
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Uganda has agreed to receive migrants who do not qualify to remain in the United States, a foreign ministry official said Thursday, in Washington's latest attempt to speed up deportations. US President Donald Trump's administration has negotiated arrangements to send people to third countries, among them El Salvador and Eswatini, which have been fiercely criticised by rights groups. At roughly 1.7 million Uganda already hosts the largest refugee…
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