US paid US$35 million to deport 300 to remote islands, African nations

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by BloombergFebruary 14, 2026 at 02:24 AM

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A report by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats revealed that the Trump administration spent over $35 million to deport approximately 300 migrants to countries they had no connection to. These deportations, averaging $116,666 per person, involved lump sum transfers to foreign governments without proper tracking of funds. In Rwanda, the cost reached $1.1 million per deportee. The policy, defended by the White House as necessary for removing undocumented criminals rejected by their home countries, has been challenged in court by immigration groups. These groups argue that the practice put law-abiding non-citizens at risk of deportation to unfamiliar countries with limited opportunities to fight their cases.

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