Trump Administration Pledges $410 Million for 31-Nation Deportation Network
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 21
Trump Administration Pledges $410 Million for 31-Nation Deportation Network
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 21
Summary
$410 million in authorized or pledged U.S. funding backed third-country deportation deals with 31 countries by late June, according to internal records detailing a fast-expanding network centered in Africa and Latin America.
$81 million went directly to 13 governments, while $179 million for IOM and $124 million for the U.N. refugee agency were negotiated as incentives tied to accepting deportees with no prior connection to those countries.
More than 25,000 migrants have already been sent to at least 28 third countries, though about 20,000 went to Mexico and many other country slots remain largely unfilled despite rapid dealmaking.
The arrangements were pushed by Stephen Miller allies through the State Department's new Office of Remigration, using contract structures and funding authorities that former officials say bypassed normal human-rights safeguards and congressional oversight.
The expansion comes as a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the policy is unlawful because deportees lacked adequate notice and a chance to raise fear claims, setting up an expected Supreme Court appeal.
Will the unprecedented outsourcing of border enforcement permanently dismantle the long-standing global refugee protection framework?
What happens to vulnerable asylum seekers when international organizations allegedly legitimize their forced transfer to unfamiliar, high-risk countries?