Guyana agrees to take in migrants deported by US
Quick Look
- The Guyana government announced that it will accept immigrants deported from the United States as part of the Trump administration's tough immigration policy.
- The Guyana President's Office called this an extension of human rights and international cooperation, emphasizing that the arrangement is temporary in nature.
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Why It Matters
After returning to the White House in 2026, the Trump administration implemented tough immigration policies, including sending deportees to third countries other than their country of origin.
(Central News Agency, Georgetown, Guyana, comprehensive foreign news report on the 5th) According to an agreement announced today by the government of the South American country Guyana, Guyana will receive immigrants deported from the United States.
Agence France-Presse reported that since U.S. President Trump returned to the White House in 2026, his government team has implemented tough crackdowns on immigration, including sending deportees to "third countries" outside their country of origin.
Guyana has agreed to accept a small number of deportees without criminal records.
Guyana President Irfaan Ali's office said in a statement: "The government led by President Ali sees this arrangement as an extension of Guyana's long-standing commitment to human rights and international cooperation."
Other Central American and Caribbean countries have also agreed to cooperate with Washington's deportations. This operation sent 250 Venezuelans to El Salvador's highest-security Counter-Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).
Guyana stressed in a statement that the arrangement with the United States "is of a temporary nature and does not constitute a permanent resettlement."
Open Questions
- Exactly how many immigrants will be sent to Guyana?
- What kind of assistance will Guyana provide to immigrants being received?
- How long will this arrangement last?
