US deports Cuban, Afghan nationals to Guyana under Trump policy

The United States has begun deporting nationals from multiple countries to Guyana as part of the Trump administration's widened approach to removals through third-country arrangements. The initiative marks a significant shift in US immigration enforcement policy, establishing alternative destinations for individuals facing deportation rather than returning them to their countries of origin.

Among those affected are Cuban and Afghan nationals who have been transferred to Guyana, a South American nation that has become one of several countries entering into deportation agreements with Washington. The arrangement reflects the administration's effort to create a broader network of receiving nations for deportations.

According to administration officials, more than 30 bilateral and multilateral agreements have been negotiated to facilitate these third-country deportations. The deals represent an expansion of a strategy previously employed in limited form, now substantially broadened under the current administration's immigration enforcement agenda.

The approach has drawn scrutiny from immigration advocates and human rights organizations, who question the legal and humanitarian implications of transferring deportees to countries not identified as their nations of origin. Guyana's role in the arrangement has raised questions about the nation's capacity and legal obligations regarding the reception of foreign nationals.