U.S. Third-Country Deportations Expand, Face Legal Pushback

Chronology

1. 21-08-2026
   Liberia Accepts First U.S. Third-Country Deportees

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   Liberia has received the first 20 migrants deported from the United States under a new agreement allowing Washington to send up to 1,200 non-Liberian nationals there over the next year. The arrivals, reportedly including people from Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia, may apply for asy…
2. 19-09-2026
   Appeals Court Restricts Trump’s Third-Country Deportations

   3 articles

   The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has largely upheld a lower-court ruling limiting the Trump administration’s policy of rapidly deporting migrants to countries other than their own. The unanimous panel ruled that migrants must receive advance, effective notice of the …
3. 21-09-2026
   Trump’s Secret Third-Country Deportation Network

   6 articles

   A multinational investigation by FRANCE 24, RFI, Forbidden Stories, The Washington Post and other outlets examines the Trump administration’s expansion of deportations to so-called third countries. Since January 2025, more than 25,000 people from dozens of nationalities were repo…