[BBC] The US has reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, according documents obtained by the BBC's US partner CBS.
Uganda has agreed to take an unclear number of African and Asian migrants colonists who had claimed asylum on the US-Mexico border, while Honduras will receive several hundred deported people from Spanish-speaking countries, CBS reports.
| Both taking people not their own. Nice! |
The move is part of an attempt by Donald Trump
 ...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
's administration to get more countries to accept deported migrants colonists who are not their own citizens.
Human rights campaigners have condemned the policy, saying migrants colonists face the risk of being sent to countries where they could be harmed.
Under the agreement, Uganda has agreed to accept deported migrants colonists as long as they do not have criminal histories, but it's unclear how many the country would ultimately take, according to CBS.
Honduras agreed to receive migrants colonists over two years, including families travelling with children, but documents suggest it could decide to accept more.
Both deals are part of the Trump administration's broader push for deportation arrangements with countries on several continents - including those with controversial human rights
When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
records.
So far, at least a dozen nations have agreed to accept deported migrants colonists from other countries. |