Uganda, U.S. in quiet deal to host deported migrants from America

Kampala, Uganda: The Government of Uganda has quietly accepted an arrangement with the United States to receive deported immigrants from Africa, even if they are not Ugandan nationals, DailyExpress can confirm from internal U.S. government documents obtained by American outlet CBS News.

The deal, part of President Donald Trump’s expanded deportation strategy, allows the U.S. to reroute certain African migrants to Uganda under a “safe third country” provision of U.S. immigration law.

Officials familiar with the arrangement say Uganda’s acceptance is conditional, restricted to migrants without criminal records.

It remains unclear how many deportees will eventually be sent to Uganda, but officials describe the agreement as “open-ended,” with the possibility of more depending on U.S. enforcement priorities.

Uganda now joins Honduras, which has agreed to accept a limited number of Latin American deportees from the U.S., including families with children. Other countries reportedly being courted for similar arrangements include Ecuador and Spain.

Critics of the policy argue that the Trump administration is using such deals as a tool of deterrence, to discourage migrants from attempting entry into the U.S. “The broader reason beyond that is fear and intimidation and ultimately incentivizing self-deportation,” said Doris Meissner, a former U.S. immigration commissioner.

A senior State Department official declined to discuss the Uganda deal directly, but defended the wider campaign, saying, “The State Department is doing everything possible to support the President’s policy of keeping Americans safe by removing illegal aliens who have no right to be in the United States.”

Uganda has historically positioned itself as one of Africa’s most open hosts for displaced persons, currently sheltering over 1.5 million refugees. This new arrangement could mark a shift in how Kampala engages with U.S. migration diplomacy.