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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Louisa Loveluck and Alice Speri

What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy and whom does it target?

Montage of images including of Donald Trump, people being escorted to a plane and US government documents
The Trump administration is deporting people to countries where they often have no connections. Composite: Guardian Design/AP/Reuters/Getty Images/ SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Since returning to office in 2025, Donald Trump’s administration has deported more than 25,000 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to countries that are not their own.

Human rights lawyers describe these so-called third-country national arrangements as a “show of force”, intended to make people fear the consequences of entering the US without permission.

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