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The first flight of so-called third-country deportees will arrive in Sierra Leone on ‌May 20. File
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Sierra ‌Leone has agreed to take in hundreds of West African migrants ​who are being deported by the United States, its Foreign ⁠Minister told Reuters, the latest such deal by the Trump administration as it tries to accelerate removals.

The first flight of so-called third-country deportees will arrive in Sierra Leone on ‌May 20, Timothy Kabba said, transporting 25 nationals from Senegal, Ghana, Guinea and Nigeria.

“Sierra Leone signed a Third Country National Agreement ‌with the U.S. to accept 300 ECOWAS citizens from the U.S. ‌per ⁠year with a maximum of 25 a month,” Mr. Kabba said, referring ⁠to the West African regional bloc.

The U.S. has previously sent third-country deportees to African states including Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini, drawing criticism from legal experts and ​rights groups over the legal ‌basis for the transfers and the treatment of deportees sent to countries where they are not nationals.

Deportees to Africa have been forced home

Sierra Leone’s arrangement to accept only deportees from ECOWAS countries is similar to ‌Ghana’s. Reuters has previously reported on how deportees sent to Ghana, ​Equatorial Guinea and elsewhere on the continent have then been forced to return to their home countries despite receiving court-ordered protection ⁠in the U.S. meant to prevent that from happening.

It is unclear whether the deportees sent to Sierra Leone will be allowed to stay there. A ‌government spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday (May 16, 2026). Mr. Kabba did not say what Sierra Leone would get in return for taking in the deportees.

“It’s part of our bilateral relationship with the U.S. to assist with its immigration policy,” he said. In a report published in February, Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the total cost of ‌third-country removals was unknown, but that more than $32 million had been sent directly to five ​countries – Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, El Salvador, Eswatini and Palau.

The U.S. and Sierra Leone have been at odds on deportations before. In 2017, ⁠during the first Trump administration, Washington said the U.S. Embassy in Freetown would ⁠deny tourist and business visas to Sierra Leonean Foreign Ministry and Immigration officials because the government was refusing to take in Sierra Leonean ‌deportees.

The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the new agreement with Sierra Leone. The White House and ​the State Department have previously said the deportations are lawful.

Published – May 16, 2026 05:11 pm IST



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The war of words between US Border Czar Tom Homan and Pope Francis has escalated, with Homan firing back at the Vatican’s leader over his criticism of President Donald Trump’s deportation policies. In a televised interview, Homan accused Pope Francis of hypocrisy, pointing to the Vatican’s own robust security measures, including a wall around the Vatican.

“They have a wall around the Vatican,” Homan said. “If you illegally enter the Vatican, the crime is serious. You’ll be charged with a serious crime and jailed. So he can protect the Vatican where he lives. He can build a wall where he lives, but the American people are not allowed that.”

Homan also called on Pope Francis to focus on addressing issues within the Catholic Church, saying “The Pope ought to stick to the Catholic Church and fix that. That’s a mess.”

Pope Francis has been a vocal advocate for migrant rights, criticising restrictive immigration policies. Nearly a decade after calling Trump “not Christian” for his plans to build a US-Mexico border wall, the pontiff reiterated his stance during an appearance on the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa.

“If true, this will be a disgrace,” Francis said of Trump’s deportation pledges. “It makes the poor wretches who have nothing pay the bill. This won’t do! This is not the way to solve things. That’s not how things are resolved.”

The Pope’s comments came as the Trump administration has intensified deportation operations, with immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) arresting 538 people on Thursday and 593 on Friday, some of whom were flown out of the country on military planes. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt touted the efforts as part of the administration’s “largest deportation operation in history,” aligning with Trump’s campaign promises to crack down on illegal immigration.

The exchange between Homan and Pope Francis highlights the deep divisions over immigration policy in the United States. As the Trump administration continues to enforce stricter immigration rules, critics argue that the policies are inhumane and go against American values. Supporters, on the other hand, argue that the policies are necessary to maintain national security and enforce the rule of law.
 







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