Deportees

• Mensenrechtenexperts doen zeldzame publieke oproep terwijl Amerikaanse gedeporteerden beschrijven dat zij onder 'gevangenisachtige' omstandigheden worden vastgehouden • Mensenrechtenexperts van de Verenigde Naties hebben een zeldzame publieke oproep gericht aan Equatoriaal-Guinea, waarbij het West-Afrikaanse land wordt opgespoord om zijn plannen te staken om Amerikaanse gedeporteerden terug te sturen naar hun thuislanden, waar zij geconfronteerd worden met politiek geweld, marteling en de dood. • De verklaring, medeondertekend door een vertegenwoordiger van de African Commission on Human and People’s rights, vergroot de diplomatieke druk op Equatoriaal-Guinea, een van de meest repressieve regimes ter wereld, om te voldoen aan internationale mensenrechtennormen en refoulement, oftewel de uitzetting van mensen naar landen waar zij vervolging vrezen, te vermijden. Lees verder...

15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.(Image credit: Schalk Van Zuydam)

Central American country to receive up to 25 migrants a day expelled as part of Trump’s immigration crackdownSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Costa Rican government has agreed to receive up to 25 deported migrants a week from the United States, the latest deal in the Trump administration’s unprecedented efforts to deport scores of people to “third countries”.With the new agreement, Costa Rica seeks a closer alliance with Donald Trump’s government, which has been securing cooperation from other Central American countries in accepting deportees from other nations who have been detained by US immigration agents. Continue reading...

Dozens said they weren’t given chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported at short notice, study showsThe Trump administration is deporting a significant number of parents without asking them if they have children or allowing them to decide whether to bring their children with them, in apparent violation of its own policies, a major report has found.In interviews with dozens of parents deported to Honduras, as well as physicians and psychologists, government officials and staff at reception centers for deportees, researchers found that many parents were deported quickly after they were detained, without a chance to arrange for the care of their children. Continue reading...

Two deportees sent to Eswatini were from Somalia, one was from Sudan and another was from TanzaniaThe government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as part of the Trump administration’s multimillion-dollar deal with the small African nation.Now a total of 19 deportees from the US have been sent to Eswatini even as they hail from other countries, amid the Trump administration’s continued anti-immigrant crackdown and changes to immigration policy. Continue reading...