According to the foreign affairs ministry on Thursday, Uganda and the United States have reached an agreement to accept third-country individuals who may not be granted asylum in the United States but are hesitant to return to their home countries.
The administration of President Donald Trump has attempted to boost removals to third nations, including sending convicted criminals to South Sudan and Eswatini, in an effort to deport millions of immigrants who entered the US illegally.
The ministry’s permanent secretary, Vincent Bagiire Waiswa, issued a statement stating that “this is a temporary arrangement with conditions, including that individuals with criminal records and unaccompanied minors will not be accepted.”
Waiswa went on to say that under the agreement, Uganda would prefer to accept individuals of African descent.
According to the foreign affairs ministry on Thursday, Uganda and the United States have reached an agreement to accept third-country individuals who may not be granted asylum in the United States but are hesitant to return to their home countries.
The administration of President Donald Trump has attempted to boost removals to third nations, including sending convicted criminals to South Sudan and Eswatini, in an effort to deport millions of immigrants who entered the US illegally.
The ministry’s permanent secretary, Vincent Bagiire Waiswa, issued a statement stating that “this is a temporary arrangement with conditions, including that individuals with criminal records and unaccompanied minors will not be accepted.”
Waiswa went on to say that under the agreement, Uganda would prefer to accept individuals of African descent.
“The two parties are figuring out the specifics of how the agreement will be carried out,” he stated.
A U.S. media story that Uganda had agreed to accept individuals deported from the United States was refuted by another Ugandan foreign affairs official on Wednesday, claiming the East African nation lacked the infrastructure to house them.
Nearly two million refugees and asylum-seekers reside in Uganda, an ally of the United States in East Africa. The majority of these individuals are from neighboring nations like South Sudan, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
According to the foreign affairs ministry on Thursday, Uganda and the United States have reached an agreement to accept third-country individuals who may not be granted asylum in the United States but are hesitant to return to their home countries.
The administration of President Donald Trump has attempted to boost removals to third nations, including sending convicted criminals to South Sudan and Eswatini, in an effort to deport millions of immigrants who entered the US illegally.
The ministry’s permanent secretary, Vincent Bagiire Waiswa, issued a statement stating that “this is a temporary arrangement with conditions, including that individuals with criminal records and unaccompanied minors will not be accepted.”
Waiswa went on to say that under the agreement, Uganda would prefer to accept individuals of African descent.
“The two parties are figuring out the specifics of how the agreement will be carried out,” he stated.
A U.S. media story that Uganda had agreed to accept individuals deported from the United States was refuted by another Ugandan foreign affairs official on Wednesday, claiming the East African nation lacked the infrastructure to house them.
Nearly two million refugees and asylum-seekers reside in Uganda, an ally of the United States in East Africa. The majority of these individuals are from neighboring nations like South Sudan, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“The two parties are figuring out the specifics of how the agreement will be carried out,” he stated.
A U.S. media story that Uganda had agreed to accept individuals deported from the United States was refuted by another Ugandan foreign affairs official on Wednesday, claiming the East African nation lacked the infrastructure to house them.
Nearly two million refugees and asylum-seekers reside in Uganda, an ally of the United States in East Africa. The majority of these individuals are from neighboring nations like South Sudan, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.