Guyana becomes latest "third country" to accept migrants deported from U.S.

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Guyana has become the latest "third country" to accept migrants deported from the United States.
The country received a group of Afghan and Cuban deportees.
Guyana is one of over 30 nations that have signed deals with the U.S. to accept deportees.
Under the "Assisted Voluntary Return Program," deportees will await immigration case outcomes in Guyana.
The U.N. International Organization for Migration is implementing the program, with Guyana not bearing housing or support costs.
Guyana's Foreign Secretary stated six nationals from Cuba and Afghanistan arrived after vetting and no criminal backgrounds were found.
The arrangement with the U.S. is for one year and does not constitute permanent resettlement.
Other Caribbean nations like St. Kitts and Nevis, and Belize have also received U.S. deportees.
Human rights activists have criticized these third-country deportations as inhumane and illegal.
The Trump administration defends the deportations as a deterrent to illegal immigration.

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