Houston (AP) – Efforts from US immigrant staff Kilmer Abrego Garcia Uganda, a country that has no Salvadra citizens involved, has once again attracted attention for the efforts of the Trump administration to send people to countries other than their own.
Agreement with the so-called government Third country It is being contested in court by advocacy groups. Advocacy groups argue that due process rights have been violated and that immigrants are sent to countries with a long history of human rights violations.
However, it was split in June supreme court The administration allowed immigrants to be quickly removed to countries outside their homes and allowed minimal notice.
Here’s what you need to know about these third-party agreements:
What is a third country contract?
The contract is part of a Sweep crackdown The administration has pledged to deport millions of people living in the United States illegally.
Federal law allows immigrants to be sent to their country of origin, and immigration authorities have done this from time to time in the past, according to immigration and civil rights groups. However, these types of deportation have increased significantly under Republican administrations.
In a memo in March, the Department of Homeland Security said that as part of such deportation, migrants will only be deported after receiving diplomatic guarantees that they will not be persecuted or tortured, as guaranteed under international law.
If the US has not received these guarantees, immigration officers can still send that person there, but first they told them where they were going in the language they understand. The time between notification and deportation is generally 24 hours, but only six hours.
Trump officials said these migrants often come from countries that don’t bring back all deported citizens. They call these immigrants a “true national security threat” and claim they have been convicted of violent crimes, including rape, murder and armed robbery.
What countries have agreed to accept immigration?
The Trump administration has reached agreements with many countries in Latin America and Africa to take on immigration.
The US sent hundreds of Venezuelans to a Notorious El Salvador prison. The Abrego Garcia incident has happened flash point Trump’s immigration crackdown after he was wrong Deported to El Salvador In March.
Venezuelans and immigrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran, China and other countries have also been sent to Costa Rica and Panama.
Earlier this month, Paraguay signed a third country agreement with the Trump administration.
Although Mexico has not signed such agreements, it has accepted exiles from Central America and other Western hemisphere countries, including Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela.
July, South Sudan Accepted deportation of eight people from the US
South Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the world, has endured repeated waves of violence since its independence from Sudan in 2011.
Last week, Ugandalandlocked countries in East Africa have agreed to a contract with the US to bring deported migrants, unless they are unaccompanied minors.
May 2024, USA imposed sanctions Uganda’s Parliament Speaker, her husband and several other officials about corruption and serious abuse of human rights.
In July, the US deported five men with criminal records to the kingdom of South Africa. Eswatini. The man is originally from Cuba, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Vietnam and is trapped in solitary cells until he is deported to his home country. The process can take up to a year.
During the July meeting At the White House, Trump met with five West African leaders to debate whether to accept immigrants through a third-party agreement.
Experts say some African countries may seek to promote US deportation programs to gain goodwill in reducing tariffs, US aid, or reduce visa restrictions.
I also have a Trump Pressure countries all over Latin America It may help promote deportation Under the threat of sudden tariffs or sanctions.
Criticism of the Third-Party Agreement
The agreements cite international protections for asylum seekers and have attracted strong criticism from human rights advocates who questioned whether migrants would be properly screened before being deported.
UN human rights experts say that such agreements will cause people to be stuck in faraway places, detained detention intentionally for years, and at risk of torture and other inhumane treatment.
“We urge the US government to refrain from further removals to third countries in order to be effective access to legal assistance for those facing deportation and to be subject to all such procedures subject to independent judicial oversight,” a UN expert said in July.
Other countries’ efforts
The European Union is trying to increase deportation, “Return the hub”denied asylum seekers are detained and eventually established in a third country to be deported to their own country.
Italy sent denied asylum seekers into detention The deportation centre is operated in Albaniacountries other than the EU. However, it faces many legal challenges, and is unclear about the centre’s process and effectiveness, and many migrants have finally returned to Italy.
Amidst independent costs and controversial plans, the previous UK government tried but ultimately failed Send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Follow Juan A. Lozano: https://x.com/juanlozano70 ___ Associated Press writer Renata Brito in Barcelona, Spain contributed the report.
