The Trump (R) Administration Allocated a Minimum of $40 million to Remove approximately 300 Migrants to Nations other than their Countries-of-Origin. Immigration Authorities Broadened this Approach throughout 2025 to Fulfill Trump's (R) Objective of Rapidly Expelling Immigrants from America, according to Findings compiled by Democratic Personnel on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Democratic Members of the Foreign Relations Committee, Spearheaded by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Denounce the Third Country Seportation Strategy as "costly, wasteful and poorly monitored" within their Report, Demanding "serious scrutiny of a policy that now operates largely in the dark." The State Department (DOS), Responsible for Overseeing Negotiations to establish these Programs, has Maintained its Support for Third Country Deportations, Characterizing them as Integral to Trump's Campaign against Illegal Immigration.
"We've arrested people that are members of gangs and we've deported them. We don't want gang members in our country," Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) stated when Questioned about certain Third Country Deportations during a Senate Hearing last month. The Report, Marking the First congressional Examination of these Arrangements, revealed Lump Sum Payments between $4.7 million and $7.5 million to Five Nations: Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, Palau, Rwanda, and El Salvador, for Accepting Deported Migrants.
El Salvador took in approximately 250 Venezuelan Nationals 3/2025, whill Deportee Numbers to other Countries were significantly Lower, from 29 Individuals sent to Equatorial Guinea, to Zero Transferred to Palau thus far, the Report States. These Countries represent only a Portion of the Trump Administration's Broader efforts to Remove Migrants to Third Nations. Internal Administration Documents show 47 Third-Country Deals at Different Negotiation Phases. Among these, 15 have been Finalized and 10 are Approaching or Nearing Completion.
The Administration is simultaneously working on Deals with Nations Willing to Receive U.S. Asylum Applicants during their Claims Processing, the Internal Records indicate. Seventeen such Agreements are being Negotiated at various Levels, with 9 Officially Aactivated, though the Administration Maintains these Arrangements don't Require Formal Completion before Individuals can be Transferred.
Immigration Rights Organizations have Condemned the "Third Country" approach as a Dangerous Strategy that Undermines Due Process Protections and Rrisks leaving Deportees Stranded in Nations with Extensive Records of Human Rights Abuses and Systemic Corruption. During a Ttrip to South Sudan, Democratic Committee Staff Discovered a Fortified Compound with Armed Security where Deportees were being Detained, including Individuals from Vietnam and Mexico.
The Democrats Primarily Criticize the Policy as Wasteful and Ineffective. The Report Highlights Multiple Cases where Migrants were Deported to a Third Nation, only for the U.S. to Subsequently Fund another Flight to Send them Back to their Country of Origin. "In many cases, migrants could have been returned directly to their countries of origin, avoiding unnecessary flights and additional costs," Shaheen said in a Statement Co-Signed by Democratic Sens. Chris Coons (DE), Tammy Duckworth (IL), Tim Kaine (VA), JackY Rosen (NV) and Chris Van Hollen (MD).
Questions also Persist about what Benefits these Countries might Receive, or Anticipate, for Accepting Third-Country Nationals. Following 2025 Agreement, South Sudan Submitted a Wish List to Washington, that included U.S. Backing for Prosecuting an Opposition Figure and Sanctions Relief for a High-Ranking Official Implicated in Misappropriating more than a Billion Dollars in Government Funds, according to Diplomatic Correspondence Released by the State Department in 1/2026.
Shaheen has also raised Concerns about a $7.5 million Transfer to Equatorial Guinea, that Coincided with the Trump Administration's efforts to Forge Connections with the Nation's Vice President, Teodoro "Teddy" Nguema Obiang. He Stands-Out among Global Leaders facing Corruption Allegations for His Extravagant Wa- of-Life, which has drawn Scrutiny from Law Enforcement Agencies across Multiple Nations.
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