Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US
Burundi has agreed to accept migrants deported from the United States under the Trump administration's immigration policy. The government stated it will only accept individuals without criminal or terrorism records and is currently planning for their integration.
Why it matters
This deal highlights the expansion of US third-country deportation agreements and raises questions about the humanitarian and financial implications of relocating migrants to nations where they have no prior ties.
An Eastern Airlines plane carries Venezuelan migrants from Phoenix, Arizona, landing at Simon Bolivar international airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, on 3 December 2025. An Eastern Airlines plane carries Venezuelan migrants from Phoenix, Arizona, landing at Simon Bolivar international airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, on 3 December 2025. Trump administration Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy
Prefer the Guardian on Google Burundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under Donald Trump ’s hardline immigration policy .
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