The Trump administration's 2025 policy has seen migrants in the US sent to countries they have no connection to, through secret deals with 35 nations. Up to 25,000 migrants have been affected, including a Sierra Leonean nurse detained, handcuffed, and flown to Ghana, an Iranian dissident sent to Central African Republic, and a Cameroonian deported to Equatorial Guinea.
Human Stories Behind the Deals
The Guardian investigations correspondent Louisa Loveluck, working with a consortium of journalists organised by Forbidden Stories, has uncovered some of the human stories behind these agreements. The cases highlight the often arbitrary and disconnected destinations chosen for deportees.
Legal and Ethical Questions
Today in Focus host Annie Kelly examines whether the policy is legal and what happens to individuals once they are banished. The policy, known as third-country deportation, raises significant legal and ethical concerns about the treatment of migrants.
