Third-country deportations expose democratic costs of Africa’s deals with the US

What the report says

A US Air Force C-17 transport aircraft sits on the tarmac as migrants deported from the United States arrive in Honduras, January 2025 © Emilio Flores/Anadolu Throughout 2026 there have been reports, almost exclusively initiated by journalists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), of third-country migrant deportations from the United States (US) to African countries. On 18 April, 15 people from South American co