Asuncion [Paraguay], April 23: The South American nation of Paraguay has announced it will receive non-citizens expelled from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's mass deportation push.
Paraguay's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday that it will receive an initial group of 25 Spanish-speaking deportees, starting on Thursday. "Each case has been evaluated individually, in full respect of national sovereignty, immigration laws, and international law," the statement reads.
Paraguay is one of the latest in a growing list of countries to participate in "third-country" deportations from the US.
Such third-country agreements pave the way for the US to send immigrants to countries they have no ties to. The Trump administration has approached dozens of countries to take part, despite concerns about human rights conditions in some destinations.
Source: Qatar Tribune