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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anna-Catherine Brigida

US has deported thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans to danger in Mexico, Human Rights Watch says

Mexico-Third Country Deportees - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and other nationals to Mexico, where they are vulnerable to cartel violence in an unfamiliar country, a report by Human Rights Watch released Wednesday said.

While Mexico has accepted these types of deportations for years, the deportees under the Trump administration are older and have lived in the U.S. for longer than in the past, making it more difficult for them to find work and increasing the urgency of the need for medical care.

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