Banished to alien lands – Trump’s secret deportation deals | First Thing
Summary
Since returning to office in 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration has deported over 25,000 people from the US to countries where they have no ties, under secret agreements with 35 nations. A US federal appeals court recently ruled this practice illegal, but the government plans to appeal the decision.Key Facts
- Thousands of migrants have been deported from the US to unfamiliar third countries under secret deals.
- People from Peru and Colombia were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Four Cubans, a Brazilian, and a Cameroonian refused deportation to Liberia and were sent to Equatorial Guinea instead.
- The Trump administration has made deportation deals with 35 countries for these third-country removals.
- A US federal appeals court ruled that these deportations violate due process rights.
- The government has 90 days to appeal the court decision and is expected to do so.
- The Deportation Project investigation involved 24 media organizations and 100 interviews about US deportation policies.
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