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Politics● ElevatedSep 21 · Sep 21, 2026, 4:20 PM

Inside the US system deporting migrants through African countries

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from RFI [en] · global

More than 25,000 people have been deported from the United States to third countries since Donald Trump returned to power – often to places they have no connection to and sometimes on another continent. Hundreds have been sent to Africa, where at least 12 countries have agreed to receive them. A six-month investigation by RFI and 23 other media outlets, part of The Deportation Project coordinated by Forbidden Stories, found that some were imprisoned without a court decision or left without clear legal status or prospects – while others were later sent to countries where they risked persecution

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