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Burundi Agrees to Accept Third-Country Migrant Deportees From United States

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Burundi will accept non-criminal third-country deportees from the United States, joining other African nations supporting the immigration policy.

Burundi has agreed to accept third-country migrants deported from the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump. Officials in Bujumbura stated that the arrangement will exclude individuals facing criminal charges or ties to terrorism. This makes Burundi one of a handful of African nations cooperating with the American deportation initiative.

The agreement excludes any deportees who have criminal charges pending against them.
Individuals with any connections to terrorism are strictly barred from the transfer agreement.
Burundi joins a small group of African countries agreeing to receive third-country deportees from the United States.

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Why it matters

The United States has increasingly sought foreign partnerships to facilitate the removal of non-citizens to nations other than their countries of origin, a controversial cornerstone of hardline immigration policies.