The United States has deported its first migrant to Palau, a small Pacific island nation, according to Palau’s government, which told AFP the individual has arrived. The move follows a deal Palau reached with the US in December that allows Palau to accept up to 75 deportees. Reporting describes Palau as among the world’s least populous countries. Multiple outlets say Washington has accelerated efforts to expel undocumented migrants and asylum seekers under US President Donald Trump. They also report that the US has proposed resettling deportees in countries that are not typically considered resettlement destinations, citing examples such as Uganda, El Salvador and Rwanda. One outlet frames the development as part of broader “fast-track” deportation efforts, and another says the US is moving to remove individuals and redirect them to partner countries under agreed limits. The available reports do not provide details on the person’s identity or the charges or legal status beyond describing the deportation as involving an undocumented migrant and/or asylum seeker.
US begins deportation of first migrant to Palau under relocation deal
The United States has deported its first migrant to Palau, a small Pacific island nation, according to Palau’s government, which told AFP the individual has arrived. The move follows a deal Palau reac...
- The US deported its first migrant to Palau, the Pacific island nation.
- Palau told AFP that the first deportee has arrived.
- Palau agreed in December to accept up to 75 deportees under a US deal.
- US efforts to expel undocumented migrants and asylum seekers are described as being accelerated under President Donald Trump.
- Reports say the US has proposed relocating deportees to a range of other countries, including examples such as Uganda, El Salvador and Rwanda.
SYDNEY — The United States has started deporting migrants to a sparsely populated archipelago in the tropical Pacific, the island nation of Palau told AFP on Wednesday. Washington has accelerated efforts to expel undocumented migrants and asylum seekers under US President Donald Trump, proposing to resettle them in unlikely nations such as Uganda, El Salvador and Rwanda. One of the smallest countries in the world by population, Palau has agreed to take up to 75 deportees under a contentious deal it struck in December. READ: US appeals court allows Trump to expand fast-track deportations “We welcomed our first individual at […]...Keep on reading: US deports first migrant to Pacific nation Palau
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