Uganda reached a temporary agreement with the US to accept deportees from third countries who may not receive asylum but are unwilling to return to their countries of origin. The arrangement excludes people with criminal records and unaccompanied minors, and Uganda prefers transfers of individuals from African countries. Details such as whether Uganda will receive payment, how many deportees will be accepted, and operational modalities remain under negotiation. The US has recently sent deportees to Eswatini, South Sudan and El Salvador amid legal challenges and concerns about detention conditions. Uganda's government faces domestic scrutiny over political imprisonments and has also denied having facilities to accommodate immigrants.
Uganda has reached an agreement with the US to take in deportees from third countries who may not get asylum, but are reluctant to go back to their own countries, according to Uganda's foreign ministry. Uganda won't accept people with criminal records or unaccompanied minors under the temporary arrangement, the foreign ministry's permanent secretary said in a statement. He did not say whether Uganda was receiving any payment or other benefits and how many deportees it would accept.
The government of the east African country is the latest to strike a deal with the US, which is seeking to expel millions of undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers and foreigners with criminal convictions. In July, five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba, who Washington said had been convicted of serious crimes, were flown to Eswatini, where they are now in a high security prison.
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