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(AP Photo/Ketlain Difficile))   Haitians deported from the US land in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on August 27 [Ketlain Difficile/AP Photo]   (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458)     By  (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458) Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press   Published On 5 Sep 2026 5 Sep 2026    Guyana says that it has received six people deported from the United States, as the administration of President Donald Trump steps up so-called (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/5/lawsuit-challenges-us-third-country-deportations-to-equatorial-guinea) third-country deportations. Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud announced that a group of Cuban and (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/us-deports-relative-of-afghans-who-aided-military-to-africa) Afghan nationals had arrived in the South American nation on Saturday, after being deported due to immigration issues. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/not-a-small-issue-people-deported-by-us-to-liberia-face-uncertain-future) ‘Not a small issue’: People deported by US to Liberia face uncertain future  list 2 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/us-deports-relative-of-afghans-who-aided-military-to-africa) Relative of Afghans who aided US military deported to Africa  list 3 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/ice-agent-charged-with-lying-under-oath-about-minnesota-shooting) ICE agent charged with lying under oath about Minnesota shooting   end of list  “The US has not made any further requests” for non-citizen deportations to be sent to Guyana at this time, Persaud told The Associated Press news agency. None had criminal backgrounds, according to Persaud. The removals are part of an ongoing campaign under Trump, who promised during his 2024 re-election bid to engineer the “largest deportation programme of criminals in the history of America”. Persaud said that Guyana reached an agreement with the US to receive deportees after months of negotiations. The human rights nonprofit Amnesty International estimates that more than 30 countries have entered into such agreements since Trump returned to office, including 15 in the Americas region. The deal with Guyana will last for one year and does not constitute permanent resettlement, Persaud said.      Third-country deportations involve sending foreign nationals (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/not-a-small-issue-people-deported-by-us-to-liberia-face-uncertain-future) to places outside of their country of origin. Deportees often have no familiarity with the country they are sent to and sometimes do not even speak the language. The Trump administration has sought to expand the use of third-country deportations. It has struck agreements with a range of countries around the world, including several as (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/first-group-of-us-deportees-out-of-an-expected-1200-arrive-in-liberia) far afield as Africa. Some of the deals have involved multimillion-dollar payments. Advertisement    Trump officials have justified the effort by arguing that some countries, such as Cuba, refuse to accept deportees from the US. Rights groups, however, have denounced the practice as an effort to punish migrants and pressure them into giving up their immigration claims in the US. Many of the deportees have no criminal background, reflecting the expanding scope of Trump’s deportation efforts during his second term. The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a research organisation at Syracuse University, estimates that 70.6 percent of foreign nationals currently in US immigration detention have no criminal conviction. Third-country deportations have also raised concerns about conditions in the countries non-citizens are sent to. Some countries struggle with poverty, instability and conflict, as well as human rights abuses. The deportees sent to Guyana on Saturday will receive resources through the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme, run by the United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Under the arrangement, those deported will await the outcome of their immigration process in Guyana. They could return to their countries of origin or seek relocation elsewhere.      Efforts to restrict immigration, deport foreign nationals and crack down on civil immigration infractions have become a hallmark of Trump’s second term. 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The removal of their legal immigration status exposes foreign nationals to the risk of deportation, in some cases despite ongoing conflicts or unstable conditions in their destination countries.            aj-logo             aj-logo             aj-logo       Advertisement          About About   Show more  (https://www.aljazeera.com/about-us) About Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/code-of-ethics/) Code of Ethics   (https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/) Terms and Conditions   (https://www.aljazeera.com/eu-eea-regulatory/) EU/EEA Regulatory Notice   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/) Privacy Policy   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/cookie/) Cookie Policy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Cookie Preferences    (https://trust.aljazeera.net/accessibility/) Accessibility Statement   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemap) Sitemap   (https://careers.aljazeera.net/) Work for us      Connect Connect   Show more  (https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact?tid=6) Contact Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/user-accounts-help) User Accounts Help   (https://commercial.aljazeera.net/) Advertise with us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/stay-connected) Stay Connected   (https://www.aljazeera.com/newsletters) Newsletters   (https://sat.aljazeera.net/en) Channel Finder   (https://www.aljazeera.com/schedule/) TV Schedule   (https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/) Podcasts   (https://webapps.aljazeera.net/aje/tips/) Submit a Tip   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored) Paid Partner Content      Our Channels Our Channels   Show more  (http://aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Arabic   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Al Jazeera English   (https://www.ajiunit.com/) Al Jazeera Investigative Unit   (https://www.aljazeeramubasher.net/) Al Jazeera Mubasher   (http://doc.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Documentary   (http://balkans.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Balkans   (http://ajplus.net/) AJ+      Our Network Our Network   Show more  (http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies   (http://training.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Media Institute   (http://learning.aljazeera.net/) Learn Arabic   (http://liberties.aljazeera.com/en) Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights   (http://forum.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Forum   (https://hotels.aljazeera.net/en) Al Jazeera Hotel Partners        Follow Al Jazeera English: (https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera) facebook       (https://twitter.com/ajenglish) twitter     (https://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish) youtube     (https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/?hl=en) instagram-colored-outline                          (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml) rss       (Al Jazeera Media Network logo)   © 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network