US has deported 25,000 people to third countries under secretive deals: Report
- 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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US Signs $410 Million Third-Country Deportation Deals With 31 Nations
The US has approved at least $410 million for deals with 31 countries to help deport migrants to third countries. The deals include at least $81 million in direct payments to 13 foreign governments.
How Trump’s $410 million deportation funding plan turned 13 African nations into destinations for thousands of deportees
The United States has offered or pledged at least $410 million to facilitate agreements allowing migrants deported from America to be sent to third countries, with 13 African nations among those that have agreed to receive people who are not their citizens.
These deportations have given rise to concerns and warnings from the United Nations. Last July, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, asked the United States to be held accountable for the increase in the deaths of migrants in custody.
Trump’s $410 Million ‘Office of Remigration’ Has Deported Tens of Thousands of Migrants to ‘Third Countries.’
The Trump administration has allocated $410 million to facilitate deportation agreements with 31 countries, which are taking migrants whose home countries cannot or will not accept them.
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