The Trump administration has deported more than 25,000 people from the United States to countries other than their own, including roughly 20,000 sent to Mexico and more than 5,000 flown to countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central Asia. The Guardian's investigation says these removals rely on little-publicized third-country arrangements with dozens of governments; examples cited include Iranians sent to Central African Republic, Peruvians and Colombians sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and migrants rerouted from Liberia to Equatorial Guinea on 20 August.
Reuters
2026.09.30
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This directly advances that story by identifying Burundi as another country that has agreed to receive U.S. third-country deportees and adding Burundi's stated conditions that it will only accept people not accused of crime or terrorism links.
Mariane Angela
2026.09.30
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This is a direct legal update to the same third-country deportation policy: the Supreme Court on September 29 allowed removals to resume, stayed a lower-court block, and set arguments for December while the broader program continues.
Jack Birle
2026.09.29
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This updates the same underlying policy fight by reporting that the Supreme Court allowed third-country deportations to continue for now, stayed the lower-court block, and set the case for merits arguments in December on jurisdiction and whether the policy violates federal law.
Ariana Baio
2026.09.29
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This is a direct update on the same underlying policy: the Supreme Court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting immigrants from the United States to countries other than their own without the notice procedure required by a lower court, while the justices consider the broader case and hear arguments in December.
Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
2026.09.28
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This is a direct update on the same underlying U.S. policy of deporting migrants to countries other than their own. It adds that 24 UN human-rights experts, backed by an African Commission special rapporteur, contacted the United States and the 35 receiving countries on 28 September to warn the policy is causing rights violations and should be halted; it also repeats estimates that about 20,000 people were bused to Mexico and more than 5,000 flown to countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central Asia.
Mariane Angela
2026.09.25
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This is a direct update on the same third-country deportation policy, adding that the administration filed an emergency Supreme Court application after the First Circuit let a lower-court block take effect again; it also says a planned flight carrying 70 deportees to multiple African countries was scrapped and cites claims that more than 25,000 people have been sent to 29 countries under the policy.
Kaelan Deese
2026.09.24
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This article updates that same underlying third-country deportation policy by reporting that the 1st U.S. Circuit Court put a ruling into effect blocking rapid removals to countries not listed in migrants' removal orders unless they get meaningful notice and a chance to raise fear-based claims, and that Attorney General Todd Blanche said the administration will seek Supreme Court intervention.
Ariana Baio and agencies
2026.09.24
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This is a direct update on the same underlying policy of U.S. third-country deportations, adding that Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court block on the practice after an appeals court ruling last week.
Neil Munro
2026.09.23
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This article is directly about the same underlying policy and deportation program, adding that Marco Rubio's State Department has helped arrange about 25,000 third-country deportations through agreements with 31 countries and at least $410 million in support as of the end of June.
Alice Speri
2026.09.21
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This article is partly built around a multi-outlet investigation into the Trump administration’s third-country deportation deals and adds examples of journalists caught up in the broader crackdown, including deported Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara and reporting on deportations to countries other than migrants’ own.
Louisa Loveluck
2026.09.21
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This article establishes a distinct story about the Trump administration's third-country deportation program itself, including its scale, destinations and mechanics, rather than a single deportation flight or court case.
Louisa Loveluck and Alice Speri
2026.09.21
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This explainer directly updates the same underlying story by summarizing the third-country deportation policy and adding figures on more than 25,000 removals, 35 deals with foreign governments, roughly 20,000 people sent to Mexico, at least $410 million pledged, and Stephen Miller's role through the Office of Remigration.