Uganda has agreed to take in deported migrants from the U.S. The deal does not apply to everyone. It covers only people with no criminal record, and Uganda will not take unaccompanied minors.
Uganda’s Foreign Ministry says the agreement is concluded, though details are still being finalized. But there’s a catch: Uganda prefers deportees to be of African descent.
Still, top Ugandan officials are skeptical. One minister bluntly asked, “Why should Uganda absorb people rejected by their own countries?” He compared the situation to cartels being dumped into local communities.
This comes as the U.S. recently sent deportees to Eswatini and South Sudan, sparking new questions about whether America is outsourcing deportation and shifting its migrant dilemma thousands of miles away.
The question remains: How many other countries will follow suit?
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