Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud announced that the South American nation has received a group of six individuals, comprising Cuban and Afghan nationals, who were deported from the United States. The arrivals occurred on Saturday following immigration-related removal proceedings. According to Persaud, none of the deportees possessed criminal backgrounds.
The deportations represent part of a broader initiative undertaken by the Trump administration to increase third-country removals. Under this approach, foreign nationals are sent to countries other than their nation of origin. Persaud indicated that Guyana entered into an agreement with the US following extended negotiations, with the arrangement designated to last for one year and not constituting permanent resettlement. The Foreign Secretary stated that the US has not yet submitted additional requests for deportee transfers at this time.
Third-country deportation agreements have proliferated under the current administration. Amnesty International estimates that more than 30 countries have concluded such arrangements, with 15 located in the Americas region. The Trump administration has justified the practice by citing cases where certain nations refuse to accept deportees, while human rights organizations have criticized it as a mechanism to exert pressure on migrants and discourage immigration claims.
The six individuals sent to Guyana will receive support through the United Nations International Organisation for Migration’s Assisted Voluntary Return Programme. Under these provisions, the deportees will remain in Guyana while their immigration matters are resolved, with options to return to their countries of origin or pursue relocation elsewhere. Research from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse indicates that approximately 70.6 percent of foreign nationals currently held in US immigration detention have no criminal convictions, reflecting the expanding scope of removal efforts beyond those with criminal histories.
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