UN experts demand US end third-country deportations amid secret agreement claims

An international investigation led by Forbidden Stories revealed that the U.S. government deported at least 25,447 migrants to 28 third countries under undisclosed bilateral agreements. According to internal State Department documents, approximately 20,000 people were transported to Mexico by bus, while over 5,000 others were flown to nations with which they had no personal ties.

Following the findings, more than a dozen United Nations human rights experts called on Washington to immediately halt third-country deportations, warning that the practice exposes asylum seekers to serious risks of abuse, torture, and persecution. Meanwhile, advocacy group Human Rights First reported that U.S. authorities are preparing to deport hundreds of detained Afghans to Pakistan for eventual transfer to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, potentially impacting relatives of former U.S. military allies.

Sources: Avaz, Danas, Index, Klix, Vijesti.