05/31/2026
New information about deportation deals ⬇️
The U.S. is expanding a global system of third-country deportation agreements, sending immigrants not back to their home countries, but to nations they have never been to, across Africa, Latin America, and beyond.
The U.S. Secretary of State recently confirmed that the State Department now has agreements with 20 countries to deport immigrants. A study by Human Rights First and Refugees International has tracked around 30 agreements.
The study also found:
- More than 17,500 people have been transferred to third countries since January 2025.
- The U.S. has paid at least $44 million to third-country governments in direct connection with the agreements.
We are seriously concerned about human rights violations and lack of due process protections.
With our coalition, we have elevated concerns about third-country deportations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the African Commission, U.S. congressional offices, among others.
At Americans for Immigrant Justice, we continue to offer free legal representation to low-income immigrant families so no one is left unprotected in moments of crisis.
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