As part of a consortium of 26 media outlets coordinated by Forbidden Stories, FRANCE 24 and RFI spent seven months investigating the secret deals struck between the administration of US President Donald Trump and several African countries. These “third countries” have agreed to host undocumented migrants detained by ICE and deported from the United States.
Investigating the brutal methods of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can expose journalists to legal action, detention and even deportation.