Seven-Month Investigation Details Secret US Deportation Deals With African Nations
France 24 and RFI, working with a 26-outlet media consortium, examined agreements that have sent deportees from US immigration custody to African countries.
France 24 and RFI spent seven months investigating secret agreements between the US administration and several African countries as part of a consortium of 26 media outlets coordinated by Forbidden Stories.
The outlets reported that the so-called third countries have agreed to accept undocumented migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and deported from the United States.
Sources
- Deported to Africa: An international investigation into Trump’s migrant policy — France 24 — English
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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