deportees

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.