Expanding third-country deportation agreements across Africa is a smart, effective strategy to remove dangerous criminals who can't be sent directly home. Countries like the Central African Republic, Congo and Eswatini are stepping up as partners to hold serious offenders while repatriation is arranged. The Supreme Court has already cleared the legal path, making this a legitimate tool for real border enforcement.
These secretive deportation deals with African nations are costing US taxpayers over $40 million while stripping migrants of legal protections they earned in US courts. Deportees are being shackled, held in undisclosed facilities and sent to countries where they face torture — with zero congressional oversight. African governments are trading away their citizens' democratic rights for minerals deals and security funding.
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