Burundi has agreed to accept migrants deported from the United States under former President Donald Trump’s hard‑line immigration policy, joining a group of other African nations that have taken such “third‑country” deportees.
The country will only take those not accused of crime or terrorism, spokesperson Nancy Ninette Mutoni said. No details were given about the number of people, the timing of arrivals or any financial arrangements.
Washington has sent these deportees to about half a dozen African states and other countries where many have no ties and may be detained indefinitely. Rights groups say the agreements allow the United States to bypass legal protections that deportees had secured in U.S. immigration courts.
Mutoni said Burundi is preparing accommodation, living conditions and integration plans for the newcomers. She added that those who choose to stay could eventually receive citizenship, and that the move is intended to strengthen diplomatic relations and provide hospitality. The U.S. State Department has not yet responded, and a Burundi foreign‑ministry spokesperson said agreement details remain unavailable.
