Cuban and Afghan immigrants deported from US under Trump arrive in Guyana
Summary
Guyana has received six Cuban and Afghan immigrants deported from the United States under President Donald Trump’s expanded immigration policies. These deportations are part of a program where foreign nationals are sent to countries other than their home countries, often after agreements with those countries.Key Facts
- Six Cuban and Afghan immigrants were deported to Guyana from the US.
- The deportees had no criminal records, according to Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud.
- Guyana agreed to receive deportees after several months of talks with the US; the agreement lasts one year.
- Third-country deportations send immigrants to countries they may not know or speak the language of, different from their country of origin.
- President Trump’s administration has expanded the use of these deportations, aiming to remove large numbers of immigrants.
- More than 30 countries have made agreements with the US for these deportations, including 15 in the Americas.
- Human rights groups have criticized the policy, saying it punishes migrants and pressures them to give up immigration claims.
- The deportees in Guyana will get support from a UN program while waiting for their immigration cases to be resolved.
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