By Zoila Palma: Guyana has become the latest country to accept migrants deported from the United States under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.
A U.S. official reportedly told CBS News that Guyana received a small group of Afghan and Cuban nationals expelled from the United States.
The Guyanese government said the migrants were relocated under an “Assisted Voluntary Return Program” and will remain in Guyana while their immigration cases are resolved.
They could eventually return to their countries of origin or be relocated to another country. The United Nations International Organization for Migration is responsible for implementing the program, while Guyana said it will not cover housing or support costs.
Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud said six nationals from Cuba and Afghanistan arrived Friday after being vetted and found to have no criminal backgrounds. He said the agreement followed months of negotiations and will remain in effect for one year, stressing that it does not constitute permanent resettlement.
Guyana joins more than 30 countries that have reached arrangements with Washington to accept deportees who are not their own citizens.
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By Zoila Palma: Guyana has become the latest country to accept migrants deported from the United States under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program. A U.S. official reportedly told CBS News that Guyana received a small group of Afghan and Cuban nationals expelled from the United States. The Guyanese government said the migrants were relocated
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