Cuban and Afghan immigrants deported from US under Trump arrive in Guyana

What the report says

Guyana says it has received six people deported from the United States, including Cuban and Afghan nationals, as the Trump administration continues to expand what it calls third-country deportations. According to Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud, the group arrived on Saturday after being removed over immigration issues. Persaud said the US had not asked Guyana for any further deportation transfers at this time.

The arrangement follows months of negotiations between Georgetown and Washington, and Persaud said the deal is set to last for one year without creating permanent resettlement. He also said the six deportees had no criminal backgrounds. The article says the people sent to Guyana will receive support through the International Organization for Migration’s Assisted Voluntary Return Programme while they wait for the outcome of their immigration cases.

Al Jazeera reports that the move is part of a wider effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to deport foreign nationals to countries other than their own. Rights groups have criticized the policy, saying it can place migrants in unfamiliar places and pressure them to abandon immigration claims. The article also notes broader concerns about immigration enforcement in Trump’s second term, including the cancellation of legal protections for some migrants and attempts to remove visas and legal status from large numbers of people.