US Deports Thousands to Third Countries, Raising Human Rights Concerns

The US has deported thousands to third countries. This must stop | James A Goldston and Natasha Arnpriester

Monitors estimate 17,500 people have been sent to countries they may never have visited – and where they could face further danger José Yugar-Cruz spent 17 months in a county jail in Muscatine, Iowa, despite never having committed a crime. Originally from Bolivia, he entered the United States legally at the Arizona border in July 2024, affirmatively approached authorities, and requested asylum. Six months later, a US immigration judge found he had been tortured in Bolivia, would probably face...

By James A Goldston and Natasha Arnpriester