Central African Republic Agrees to Take US Deportees as $85 Million IOM Funding Supports Operations
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Updated · Reuters · Jun 7
Central African Republic Agrees to Take US Deportees as $85 Million IOM Funding Supports Operations
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 7
Summary
Two sources said Central African Republic has agreed to accept migrants deported by the United States from other countries, extending Washington’s push to speed removals through African partners.
A May 18 meeting in Bangui with a U.S. delegation discussed the arrangement, and a May 22 court order showed officials had already planned to send a Turkish national there on May 26.
Key details remain unclear, including how many people would be sent, their nationalities and when flights would begin.
IOM confirmed it would assist arrivals in Central African Republic; the U.S. has awarded the agency $85 million this year for operations there.
The deal adds to similar opaque arrangements with Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea that rights groups and Senate Democrats say can bypass court protections and cost tens of millions.