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US deportations are triggering a 'cascade' of rights abuses, UN experts warn

Shackled migrants deplane an aircraft used for deportation flights at the Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Harlingen, Texas.
Shackled migrants deplane an aircraft used for deportation flights at the Valley International Airport in Texas, in August 2025. © Michael Gonzalez, AP

The Trump administration's policy of deportating thousands of people to countries with which they have no links is "increasing risks of torture and ill-treatment and enforced disappearance", a panel of independent UN experts warned on Monday. An investigation by an international consortium of journalists including FRANCE 24 reporters determined last week that more than 25,000 third-country nationals had been deported by the end of August.

US deportations of thousands of people to dozens of countries are "triggering a cascade of human rights violations", heightening the risk of abuses like torture, slavery and trafficking, UN experts warned Monday.

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