Uganda announces an agreement with the US to house deported migrants
The African country said it is a "temporary agreement," and specified that "people with criminal records and unaccompanied minors will not be accepted."
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Uganda agreed to take in immigrants who do not qualify to stay in the United States, the African country's government said Thursday.
The Trump administration has sent illegal immigrants to third countries after some nations refused to accept their repatriated citizens.
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"The agreement concerns third-country nationals who are not granted asylum in the United States but are reluctant or hesitant to return to their countries of origin," Ugandan Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Vincent Bagiire said in a statement on the X social network.
">STATEMENT CONCERNING AGREEMENT ON MIGRATION ISSUES WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Uganda 🇺🇬 (@UgandaMFA) August 21, 2025
As part of the bilateral cooperation between Uganda and the United States, an Agreement for cooperation in the examination of protection requests was concluded.
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The official said this is a "temporary arrangement," and specified that "people with criminal records and unaccompanied minors will not be accepted."
Bagiire also stated a preference that it should be "people from African countries" who move to Uganda. According to the secretary, both sides are working on the details of the pact.
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Uganda currently hosts Africa's largest refugee population at approximately 1.7 million, according to the United Nations, and is the latest country in eastern Africa to announce such an agreement with Washington, after Rwanda and South Sudan.
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