AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Guyana joins list of nations accepting U.S.-deported migrants under Trump-era policy
Guyana has become the latest country to receive migrants deported from the United States under a Trump administration program, a move that supporters say helps deter illegal immigration while human rights groups call it unlawful. On Friday, six nationals from Cuba and Afghanistan arrived in Guyana after being deported from the United States, according to […] The post Guyana joins list of nations accepting U.S.-deported migrants under Trump-era policy appeared first on American Almanac .
Guyana has become the latest country to receive migrants deported from the United States under a Trump administration program, a move that supporters say helps deter illegal immigration while human rights groups call it unlawful. On Friday, six nationals from Cuba and Afghanistan arrived in Guyana after being deported from the United States, according to Guyanese Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud. The migrants were vetted by Guyanese authorities, found to have no criminal backgrounds, and admitted under an arrangement negotiated with the U.S. government over several months. Persaud told The Associated Press that the agreement allows the migrants to stay in Guyana for a year while awaiting the outcome of their immigration cases, but does…Open