Uganda Agrees Deal With US to Take Deported Migrants if They Don't Have Criminal Records

Euronews ^ | 21/08/2025 | Gavin Blackburn

[nickcarraway]

Uganda also expressed a preference that those brought into the country should be nationals of African countries and not be unaccompanied minors. Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take in deported migrants on condition that the deportees don’t have criminal records and aren't unaccompanied minors, officials said on Thursday.

The Ugandan foreign affairs ministry in a statement said the "two parties are working out the detailed modalities on how the agreement shall be implemented." Uganda also expressed a preference that those brought into the country should be nationals of African countries.

[Fungi]

Start with Zohran Bastar hiddami.

[for-q-clinton]

Nice. So the message is self-deport NOW or get sent to Uganda! LOL. I love it!

[null and void]

Most amazin' man

[BenLurkin]

Send them ALL there.

[Migraine]

Or like the old 1960s joke went: Please send us another batch. That last batch was dee-licious.

[No name given]

Good idea.

[No name given]

Pronto.

[Rummyfan]

Will they take Zohran Mamdani?!

[ConservativeMind]

Yeah, that makes me smile, too.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Imagine Haitians being sent there. Probably better.

[aimhigh]

They would be crazy to import Muslims.

[logi_cal869]

I was about to post the same, almost word-for-word.

;-)

[lewislynn]

if They Don't Have Criminal Records

They're smarter than Joe.

[frank ballenger]

Mamdani should say he made the diplomatic deal possible through his work with the Ugandans.

With media hailing him as the new Kissinger.

Then he should be given the Nobel Peace Prize. 🏅 /S