Burundi agrees to accept US deportees with conditions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Sept, 18:25 · Archive

Burundi says it will accept migrants deported from the United States, but with restrictions.

Burundi has agreed to receive migrants deported from the United States under Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy, joining several other African nations in doing so. However, Burundi will only accept those not facing criminal charges and with no links to terrorism, according to a presidential spokesperson. No details of numbers, timing or financial arrangements were provided.

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• Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from USBurundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy 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 . However, the authorities in Bujumbura, the country’s economic capital, said Burundi will only accept those not accused of crime or terrorism links, said Nancy Ninette Mutoni, a spokesperson for the country’s president, Évariste Ndayishimiye. Tuesday’s announcement gave no details of numbers, timing or financial…Guardian World · 30 Sept, 13:47
• Burundi says it will accept migrant deportees from the United States but details are vagueBurundi says it will accept migrants deported from the United States, but only those who are not facing criminal charges and have no links to terrorismIndependent World · 29 Sept, 19:50

In this story: Burundi · United States · Donald Trump · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Nancy Ninette Mutoni

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