Human Rights Watch reports US deportations to African countries
People sent from the US to African countries where they are not citizens since Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025
Human Rights Watch said US deportations of migrants to African countries where they are not citizens violate international law and expose some people to detention, ill-treatment or return to countries where they may face persecution. US officials defended the removals.
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AllegedHuman Rights Watch said US deportations to third-party African countries violate international human rights law.
“The opaque deals that facilitate these transfers, some of which are still secret, are part of a US policy that violates international human rights law”
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AllegedPeople sent from the US to African countries where they are not citizens since Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025
“Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, more than 500 people have been sent to African countries where they are not citizens”
AllegedHuman Rights Watch said deportees in Eswatini, Ghana and South Sudan were arbitrarily detained and faced ill-treatment.
“people sent to Eswatini, Ghana and South Sudan, had been arbitrarily detained and faced ill-treatment while in detention”