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The Washington Post reports that ICE has begun deporting Haitians who lost Temporary Protected Status back to Haiti—the first such flight since TPS protections ended for about 350,000 Haitians in the U.S.—in what community leaders described as one of the largest removal operations, as immigration arrests and enforcement ramp up.
The United States has deported about 2,284 Mexican nationals to Guatemala this year, despite Mexico’s protests, as part of a broader third-country deportation pattern under President Trump. The transfers occur in transit with repatriation to Mexican territory within 24 hours of arrival, and some Mexicans have also been sent to Honduras. DHS calls it the largest deportation operation in history, while critics say the policy uses deterrence and punishment and rights groups point to human rights concerns. Mexico has filed complaints over the practice and condemned ICE detention conditions; since Trump’s return to office, at least 15 Mexican nationals have died in ICE custody, with three more dying during enforcement operations, highlighting ongoing tensions in US-Mexico migration policy.
AP reports a rise in third-country deportations, with more than 2,300 Mexicans sent from the U.S. to Guatemala and Honduras as part of a broader policy, plus transfers to Costa Rica and other countries. Mexico has received thousands of deported foreigners (primarily Cubans and Venezuelans), while Honduras and Guatemala have logged dozens to hundreds of Mexican deportees (e.g., 82 to Honduras in mid‑August; 165 more May–July; Guatemala 15 in 2025; Costa Rica 11). Rights groups warn the tactic pressures asylum seekers and may circumvent U.S. court orders, labeling it a legal loophole used by the administration.
Fifteen U.S. deportees arrived in Liberia on Thursday as part of a major Trump-era deal to relocate up to about 1,200 people in third-country deportations; Liberian critics warn the arrangement is opaque and demand details on who the deportees are, whether they have criminal records, and how they will be treated, while the government says they will be detained temporarily and may seek asylum or return home.
A first group of U.S.-deported migrants, part of an expected 1,200, landed in Liberia’s Roberts International Airport on Aug 20, 2026, with 20 people on the inaugural flight. The transfers are part of wider third-country deportation deals under President Trump’s second term, involving about 35 countries in exchange for aid or trade benefits. Liberia says there is no quid pro quo, and IOM/UNHCR will assist deportees who may seek asylum; critics fear using smaller nations as a “dumping ground” for migrants. Some context notes the program is framed by the U.S. as a deterrent against irregular migration.
The United States deported 20 migrants to Liberia as the first batch under a new migration deal that will see up to 1,200 people repatriated to Liberia, with the flights landing at Roberts International Airport near Monrovia.
Newly released emails show ICE coordinating with Iranian officials to deport Iranians, including flights arranged through Doha and meetings with the Iranian delegation. The records suggest some deportations may have involved forced removals, with at least one person boarding a flight not on the final manifest, and indicate high-level White House pressure during a period of regional conflict. The DHS denies sharing asylum records with Iran, while a lawsuit alleges otherwise.
The end of Haitian TPS has upended life in South Florida’s Little Haiti: many recipients cannot work, local businesses lose workers and customers, and residents fear ICE enforcement, causing widespread disruption as families weigh asylum, relocation to other countries, or return to Haiti while advocates press for extending protections.
A POLITICO poll shows half of Americans, including about a quarter of Trump’s 2024 voters, view the president’s mass deportation campaign as too aggressive—unchanged from earlier surveys—signaling GOP vulnerability on immigration as voters head into the midterms.
Liberia has agreed to take in about 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States as part of the Trump-era migration policy.
With TPS protections for Haitians ending after court rulings, former beneficiaries face possible detention and deportation, now living under enforcement worries, ankle monitors, and official notices as they seek new paths. Businesses lose workers and communities see reduced activity as fear drives Haitians to stay indoors or leave the country, while advocates warn of economic and social fallout and urge a legislative fix.
Two federal judges rejected challenges to end Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan and Myanmar, clearing the way for DHS to terminate protections for about 232 South Sudanese and 4,000 Myanmar nationals in line with a Supreme Court ruling; recipients remain under an administrative stay for now but face potential deportation once protections end, while Ethiopian and Somali TPS blocks remain tied up in court.
An Economic Policy Institute calculator estimates taxpayers would pay about $2,358 per deportation in Trump’s mass-removal push, totaling roughly $268.9 billion over 2.5 years, a figure that could instead fund millions of SNAP recipients, Medicaid coverage, or public housing; DHS counters that self-deportation is cheaper and that spending would rise with added funding.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s suggestion to widen employment visas to fill labor gaps has sparked a fresh MAGA backlash and intensified intra-party tensions over the administration’s immigration agenda, even as officials insist the president and Mullin are aligned. Mullin’s tenure is framed as a balancing act between hardline deportation goals and practical workforce needs, with midterm politics prompting caution on enforcement while touting rising deportations that critics say aren’t as high as claimed.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin faces conservative backlash after advocating immigration reform and visa program changes while stressing enforcement, with critics arguing his remarks clash with later anti-amnesty posts.