Twelve deportees from the United States are expected to land in Uganda following an agreement with President Donald Trump. The Uganda Law Society and the East Africa Law Society announced they had gone to court to challenge the deportation, which they called "an undignified, harrowing and dehumanising process". They warned that it formed part of a broader pattern of transnational repression.
The 12 people reportedly landed at the Entebbe International Airport by private aircraft. No identifying information was provided about the deportees. The deal, described as a temporary arrangement, is part of wider US efforts to deport migrants to third countries. This policy has drawn criticism over human rights concerns and legal challenges. US authorities have maintained it was lawful.
There have already been dozens of deportations carried out by the United States to third countries. Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan are among the African countries that have accepted or agreed to accept deportees.
Uganda: Uganda Law Society Challenges 'Dehumanising' Deportation of Ugandans From U.S.
Nile Post, 2 April 2026
The Uganda Law Society (ULS), in collaboration with the East African Law Society, has launched a legal challenge against what it describes as an unlawful and "dehumanising"… Read more »
A new group of migrants who have been deported from the United States arrived at Kotoka International Airport in Accra aboard a Boeing 767-200 from Baltimore, according to Ghanaian lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor. He said details about the number and nationalities of the deportees were not yet available.
So far, they have only confirmed the arrival of 14 West African nationals deported from the US since 10
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The U.S. has deported 10 people to Eswatini, the government announced. This is the second batch of deportees that the Trump administration has sent to Eswatini as part of its hard-line approach towards immigration. Officials declined to release details about the individuals but confirmed they were being held at Matsapha Maximum
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Seven migrants have been deported from the United States arrived in Rwanda in mid-August. This marked the first group under a deal made with former U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. The agreement is expected to relocate 250 migrants to Rwanda.
Rights groups warned that the deportations might violate international law if people are sent to countries where they risk torture or other abuses. So far, at least a
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Uganda has reached an agreement with the U.S. to take in deportees from third countries who may not get asylum but are "reluctant" to go back to their own countries.
The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vincent Bagiire Waiswa, said that the country will not accept people with criminal records or
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The United States has deported eight men to South Sudan after move followed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a lower court ruling requiring due process for migrants sent to third countries.
The men, convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault, and robbery, had either completed or were near the end of
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