politics Yaoundé, Cameroon
US deportees face uncertain futures in Cameroon
25,000people
People have been deported under agreements between the United States and third countries.
The United States has deported migrants with protection from removal to their home countries to Cameroon under a largely undisclosed agreement. Many are being housed in a temporary shelter in Yaoundé, while a lawyer challenges the arrangement in court.
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The first flight carrying deportees under the US-Cameroon arrangement landed in Cameroon on January 15, 2026.
âthe first flight that landed in Cameroon on January 15â
- 25,000people
People have been deported under agreements between the United States and third countries.
âThese agreements have facilitated the deportation of more than 25,000 people.â
- 35deals
Third-country deportation agreements have been signed.
âMore than 35 âdealsâ have been signed so farâ