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Bahamas rejects Trump proposal to take in deported third-country migrants

US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to carry out a 'mass deportation' campaign once in office [File: Brian Snyder/Reuters]

The Bahamas says it has rejected a proposal from the transition team of United States President-elect Donald Trump to take in migrants from other countries who may be deported by the incoming administration.

In a statement on Thursday, the office of Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis said the scheme to have the Bahamas accept deportation flights “was reviewed and firmly rejected”.

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