30-09-2026
Burundi has agreed to accept some people deported by the United States to countries other than their countries of origin, becoming the latest African nation to participate in the practice. The announcement followed a US Supreme Court decision allowing “third-country” deportations to continue while the court considers a formal ruling on the policy.
Presidential spokesperson Nancy Ninette Mutoni said the president had announced the agreement in an interview with France 24. She stressed that Burundi would accept only people who are not facing criminal prosecution and have no links to terrorism. Mutoni said preparations were under way to arrange accommodation and support deportees as they settle in local communities, and that the process would require serious planning. She did not specify how many people Burundi would receive or when they might arrive.
Mutoni described the agreement as consistent with Burundi’s history of welcoming people facing hardship and said it could strengthen cooperation with other countries. She also emphasized the importance Burundi places on peace and good relations.
The agreement comes amid the Trump administration’s expansion of third-country deportations as part of its immigration crackdown. The administration argues the policy is necessary when deportees’ home countries refuse to take them back. However, a report by UN experts warned that sending migrants to countries they are not from can have deadly consequences and called for the practice to be halted. The article does not describe the Supreme Court’s decision as a final ruling on the legality of the policy.
Entities: Burundi, United States, US Supreme Court, Nancy Ninette Mutoni, France 24 • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: inform
30-09-2026
The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their countries of origin while the justices consider the legality of the practice. The court granted the administration’s emergency request to suspend a lower-court ruling that required officials to give people effective advance notice of their destination and time to raise concerns that they could face persecution there. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the issue on its merits in December. Its three liberal justices opposed granting the administration’s request.
The Trump administration says third-country deportations are necessary because some migrants’ home countries refuse to accept them. Solicitor General John Sauer argued that rapid removals to third countries are an essential tool, including for removing people the administration describes as serious criminal offenders, and said the lower-court safeguards had created substantial logistical problems. Opponents countered that the lower court had not prohibited all such deportations, but had required them to be carried out lawfully.
The article notes that US law bars deporting people to places where their lives could be endangered or where they could face torture. An AFP investigation found that the United States has used multimillion-dollar deals and threats of visa restrictions to encourage countries, particularly in Africa, to accept deportees. It also reported that people sent to those countries have faced abuse by local guards, indefinite detention, or rapid deportation to their countries of origin. The ruling comes amid President Donald Trump’s broader efforts to accelerate deportations, following campaign promises to expel millions of undocumented migrants.
Entities: US Supreme Court, Trump administration, Donald Trump, John Sauer, United States • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
30-09-2026
The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to resume swiftly deporting migrants to countries other than their own while the justices consider whether the policy is lawful. The apparent 6-3 order lifts, for now, requirements imposed by a lower court that migrants be given an opportunity to object before being sent to countries with which they have no ties. The ruling does not resolve the underlying legal question: the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in December. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson would have left the lower court’s restrictions in place. The administration had asked the court for emergency relief to overturn the ban on rapid expulsions. The article reports the interim outcome and the planned next step in the case, but provides no further explanation of the justices’ reasoning, the migrants affected, or the countries involved. For now, the policy may proceed under the Supreme Court’s order while litigation continues. The ruling is therefore temporary rather than a final decision on whether deportations to third countries, without a prior chance for migrants to object, are legal.
Entities: Donald Trump, US Supreme Court, Trump administration, Associated Press, Sonia Sotomayor • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: inform
30-09-2026
Burundi has agreed to receive migrants deported from the United States to a country other than their own, joining several African nations involved in such arrangements under US President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy. Nancy Ninette Mutoni, spokesperson for Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, said Burundi would accept only people who are not accused of crimes or links to terrorism. The announcement did not specify how many people might be sent, when arrivals could occur, or what financial arrangements had been made.
The United States has sent third-country deportees to around half a dozen African countries through agreements whose details have not been made public. Senate Democrats say the arrangements have cost tens of millions of dollars. Some deportees had received legal protections from US immigration courts against being returned to their home countries. Human rights groups argue that sending them to third countries allows the US to circumvent those protections.
Mutoni said Burundi was preparing for the arrivals, including planning accommodation, living conditions and integration into local communities. She said the government would need to consider where people would stay, what they would eat and how they would live alongside Burundians. She also said that people who chose to join the community and contribute to national development could potentially pursue citizenship, with the law to be respected.
Mutoni described the agreement as a way to strengthen diplomatic relations and provide hospitality to people in need. The US State Department had not immediately responded to a request for comment, and a spokesperson for Burundi’s foreign ministry said details of the agreement were not yet available.
Entities: Burundi, United States, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Nancy Ninette Mutoni, Donald Trump • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: inform
30-09-2026
Burundi has agreed to receive migrants deported from the United States who are citizens of other countries, joining several African nations that have accepted people under the Trump administration’s immigration policy. Nancy Ninette Mutoni, spokesperson for Burundi’s president, Évariste Ndayishimiye, said the country would accept only people who are not accused of crimes or links to terrorism. The announcement did not specify how many people would be sent, when they might arrive, or what financial arrangements were involved.
The article places the agreement within a broader US practice of sending so-called “third-country deportees” to countries where they may have no personal connection. It says the US has made such arrangements with around half a dozen African nations and other countries. Some deportees have been detained indefinitely, and Senate Democrats say opaque agreements have cost tens of millions of dollars. Rights groups argue that these transfers can bypass legal protections granted by US immigration courts to people who cannot be repatriated to their home countries.
Mutoni said Burundi was planning accommodation, living conditions and ways for deportees to integrate into local communities. She said that people who chose to join Burundian society and contribute to national development could potentially pursue citizenship, subject to the law. Mutoni described the agreement as a way both to strengthen diplomatic relations and to offer hospitality to people in need.
The US State Department had not immediately responded to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Burundi’s foreign ministry said details of the agreement were not yet available.
Entities: Burundi, United States, Bujumbura, Donald Trump, Évariste Ndayishimiye • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: inform
