Guyana Agrees with the U.S. to Receive Deported Migrants of Other Nationalities

Guyana, located in northern South America and the Caribbean, with a population of just over 800,000. It has reached an agreement with the United States to act as a “third country” and thus receive deported immigrants that the Trump administration decides to send.

The only country in South America where English is the official language has joined more than 30 other nations that have signed agreements. To allow the United States to send them undocumented immigrants, even if they are not U.S. citizens.

CBS News revealed that a U.S. government official, speaking on condition of anonymity. Stated that Guyana has already received a small group of Afghans and Cubans deported from the United States.

In this regard, the Guyanese government indicated that the migrants received were relocated. Under the so-called “Assisted Voluntary Return Program,” pending a resolution of their cases.

During an interview with the Associated Press (AP), Robert Persaud, Guyana’s Foreign Minister, stated that after months of negotiations with the United States. A one-year agreement was reached to receive deported groups, which does not constitute permanent resettlement.

Other countries that have recently received small groups of people deported by the Trump administration include Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, and Saint Lucia.

Since his return to the US presidency, the 80-year-old Republican has pledged to carry out the largest deportation of undocumented immigrants in history.

Under this plan, he instructed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to sign agreements with countries around the world to send them people of different nationalities. In order to set a precedent that would serve as an example to deter illegal immigration.

As a result, cases are emerging of immigrants from Central and South America being sent as far afield as Africa. Also to nations where they don’t even speak the local language. This situation has been denounced by some human rights organizations as inhumane and illegal, according to international law.

With information from Cubadebate

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