US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering, rights group says
Summary
Human Rights Watch says the US has been deporting migrants to African countries where many do not have citizenship, which breaks international law. These migrants often face detention, mistreatment, or danger if sent back to their home countries. The US government says these deportations help remove dangerous criminals from the streets.Key Facts
- Since President Trump took office again in 2025, over 500 migrants have been deported from the US to African countries where they are not citizens.
- Human Rights Watch reports that many deportees have no choice but to return to their dangerous home countries.
- Some African countries like Eswatini, Ghana, and South Sudan have detained deportees and treated them poorly.
- Some deportees were sent back to their home countries even though this breaks the rule of nonrefoulement, which protects people from being sent to places where they face serious harm.
- Human Rights Watch interviewed 24 migrants who described being chained on flights, denied medicine, and given little food or water.
- At least 12 LGBT people, some of whom had refugee status in the US, were deported to African countries where same-sex relations are illegal.
- The US Department of Homeland Security said it gets promises from destination countries to keep deportees safe and that US authorities are not responsible after deportees leave custody.
- African countries mentioned in the report have not commented on these allegations.
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