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Why Are Migrants Being Deported to Countries That Are Not Their Own?
The Trump Administration is using third-country agreements to finish removal orders when a home nation will not take its nationals back or when an alien with a final order has asked not to be sent there. Department of Homeland Security data analyzed by The Washington Post show more than 25,000 people have been deported to at least 28 countries that are not their own. Officials describe the policy as a lawful way to enforce the law when direct repatriation is impracticable or impossible.
Third-Country Agreements Expand Immigration Enforcement
President Trump’s January 2025 executive order on securing the border directed new international cooperation, including third-country deals. A State Department Office of Remigration created in May 2025 has negotiated those arrangements with dozens of partners. The Trump Administration has pledged at least $410 million to 35 mostly African and Latin American nations and to United Nations agencies to make the transfers happen. Internal records reviewed by The Washington Post set aside about $81 million for signatory governments, more than $178 million for the International Organization for Migration, and $123 million for UNHCR.
Mexico, Ghana, and Costa Rica Receive Deportees
About 20,000 of the removals went to Mexico under an informal deal. The rest were sent to 27 other countries, including Ghana and Costa Rica, with additional flights to destinations such as Eswatini. White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said the only illegal aliens going to third countries are those whose home countries will not accept them, including dangerous criminals or people with removal orders who asked not to be sent home. The official Department of Homeland Security account stated: “Because they asked us not to send them to their home countries. No need to say thanks.”
Official Rationale, Deterrence, and Who Is Being Removed
The State Department said the United States will use all legal means to remove those with no right to remain. These transfers are a fraction of nearly 985,000 second-term deportations reported by DHS. The Texas Tribune interviewed detained individuals from Mexico, China, Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela who had no criminal convictions and who said some were pursuing asylum or marriage to United States citizens before ICE arrests. Officials argue that executing stalled orders deters illegal entry by proving removal will be completed even when a home government refuses to cooperate. Critics highlight the risk of detention without charge in unfamiliar lands. Through these partnerships the Trump Administration has built an enforcement alternative when travel documents never arrive. The same network gives the Trump Administration a standing option when a home country refuses return. Completed removal, not release into the interior, remains the stated default. The Trump Administration treats that outcome as the core of border security.
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Why Are Migrants Being Deported to Countries That Are Not Their Own?
The Trump Administration is using third-country agreements to finish removal orders when a home nation will not take its nationals back or when an alien with a final order has asked not to be sent there. Department of Homeland Security data analyzed by The Washington Post show more than 25,000 people have been deported to at least 28 countries that are not their own. Officials describe the policy as a lawful way to enforce the law when direct repatriation is impracticable or impossible.
