Incoming Trump administration plans to deport some migrants to countries other than their own
According to three people familiar with the plans, the incoming Trump administration is compiling a list of nations to which it may deport migrants if their home countries reject them.
According to the reports, the nations may include but are not limited to Grenada, the Bahamas, Panama, and Turks & Caicos.
The proposals may result in the permanent displacement of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of migrants in nations where they have no cultural ties and no acquaintance with the local population or language.
It is unclear if the migrants will be permitted to live and work lawfully in the nations where they are being deported. Additionally, it is unknown what type of diplomatic or economic pressure the Trump transition is putting on nations to cooperate, or what pressure it may ...