US Seeks Deals with Multiple Countries for Deportees

The Trump administration, under border czar Tom Homan, is actively seeking deals with multiple countries to accept deported illegal immigrants whose home countries refuse to take them back. Recently, eight men convicted of violent crimes were deported to South Sudan, a nation considered dangerous by the U.S. State Department, marking a controversial case due to most men having no ties to the country. Homan emphasized that while the administration arranges for countries to receive deportees and provide opportunities, it cannot guarantee that the deportees will stay in those countries. The U.S. plans to expand this network, with at least eight countries already agreeing to accept deportees and many more, including Ukraine and Syria, being considered. Critics have raised concerns about human rights and the safety of deportees sent to third countries like South Sudan and El Salvador. Despite these concerns, the administration maintains that those posing significant public or national security threats will be removed from the U.S., using these third-country agreements as a key tool in its mass deportation agenda.