US has deported 25,000 people to third countries under secretive deals: Report
The investigation says secret deals sent migrants to 35 countries and routed $410 million through governments and UN agencies.
- Since January 2025, the U.S. State Department's Office of Remigration has deported more than 25,000 people to 35 countries under secret agreements, with the administration earmarking $410 million to support these transfers.
- Established in May 2025, the Office of Remigration, led by diplomat Christian Jove Ehrhardt, negotiated these deals; reports indicate Washington pressured nations into accepting deportees by threatening visa bans, tariff concessions, or cuts to assistance.
- While Mexico received around 20,000 deportees, others were dispersed to 27 nations; internal records show $81 million went to signatory governments, more than $178 million to the International Organization for Migration, and $123 million to the UNHCR.
- Lawyers and NGOs report deportees are held in a "legal black hole," detained without charge in countries where they lack ties or rights, exposing individuals to serious harm by bypassing persecution protections.
- On Friday, a federal appeals court ruled the third-country removal policy illegal, stating it denies migrants meaningful opportunities to raise persecution fears; the administration is expected to seek Supreme Court review.
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