Uganda agrees deal with US to take in deported asylum seekers
Summary
Uganda has agreed to a deal with the United States to take in certain foreign nationals who cannot get asylum in the U.S. The agreement states that Uganda will only accept people without criminal records and who are not unaccompanied minors. Details of how the agreement will work are still being discussed.Key Facts
- Uganda will take in some people denied asylum in the U.S.
- People accepted will not have criminal records and cannot be unaccompanied minors.
- Uganda has the largest refugee population in Africa.
- Rwanda and South Sudan have similar agreements with the U.S.
- Details of Uganda's agreement are not yet fully decided.
- A Ugandan official clarified the country doesn't have full capacity to take in all deportees.
- The U.S. government aims to deport many undocumented immigrants, including those with criminal records, to other countries.
- Uganda prefers to accept individuals from African countries.
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