Cubans and Afghans deported from US arrive in Guyana
The deportees, including nationals of Cuba and Afghanistan, will wait in Guyana for immigration status determinations under a one-year hosting deal.
- On Friday, Guyana received six deportees from the United States under the Trump administration's third-country deportation system, marking the first arrivals under the temporary arrangement. The group includes nationals from Cuba and Afghanistan.
- Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud stated his administration reached the agreement after months of negotiations. The arrangement runs for one year and does not constitute permanent resettlement.
- Persaud confirmed the six individuals were vetted and found to have no criminal backgrounds. The International Organization for Migration manages the program, with Guyana bearing no housing or support costs.
- Relocated individuals will await the outcome of their immigration status determination while in Guyana. They may ultimately return to their country of origin or be relocated elsewhere.
- Guyana, a founding member of the 15-nation Caribbean Community, joins other regional states receiving deportees. Participants include Belize, Kitts and Nevis, and Lucia, which recently accepted its first group.
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