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United Nations experts have warned that the Trump administration's policy of deporting migrants to third countries violates human rights. The warning, reported by The Guardian, adds international scrutiny to Washington's immigration crackdown, under which people are being removed to nations other than their country of origin. Rights experts say such transfers risk exposing deportees to persecution, unsafe conditions and denial of due process.

United Nations experts have warned that the Trump administration's policy of deporting migrants to third countries violates international human rights law. The warning, reported by the Guardian, adds to mounting criticism of the US practice of sending deportees to nations other than their home countries. Critics say the transfers expose migrants to unsafe conditions, while the administration defends the policy as an immigration enforcement tool.

Channel 4 News reports on people deported from the United States to Liberia under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. One deportee says he 'didn't know Liberia existed' before being sent to the West African country, highlighting confusion and distress among those removed to countries with no connection to them. The report is drawing widespread attention to the scale and conditions of these removals.

Democracy Now! reports that deportees sent by the United States to Equatorial Guinea have been beaten and imprisoned after arrival. Critics are likening the practice to 'extraordinary rendition', the controversial US policy of transferring suspects to countries where they faced abuse. The case is fueling debate over US deportation agreements with third countries and the treatment of migrants removed to nations with poor human rights records.