Disclosure: US pressures forced migrant deportations to Ukraine, Rwanda, and Uzbekistan

Pars Today- Confidential documents disclosed by the ''Washington Post'' reveal that the Trump administration, in an unprecedented effort, has asked countries embroiled in war like Ukraine and weak African governments like Rwanda to accept deported migrants from the US; a plan that is advancing with financial incentives and political threats.

Based on documents studied by the ''Washington Post'', the Donald Trump administration, since its return to the White House in January 2024, has initiated an aggressive program to deport illegal migrants and has asked various countries, including Ukraine, Rwanda, and Uzbekistan, to accept third country nationals.

According to Pars Today, quoted by the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), the US request to Ukraine, which is engaged in war with Russia, was met with a cold response from Kyiv. Furthermore, Ukrainian officials stated that this issue has not even been raised at the highest levels of government.

However, the documents show that Washington has used the leverage of military aid to put pressure on Ukraine.

Rwanda, a country with a poor human rights record, has agreed to accept one Iraqi migrant in exchange for $100,000 and is set to receive ten more. This agreement indicates Rwanda's willingness to cooperate with Trump's immigration policies.

Regarding Uzbekistan as well, the US has used this country as a transit base for the deportation of Russian and Belarusian migrants. Although Uzbekistani officials initially showed no resistance, there are concerns about the political consequences of this agreement.

These documents also show that the Trump administration used economic threats, such as imposing tariffs on Panama, and financial incentives, such as aid to El Salvador, to persuade countries to cooperate.

''Yael Schacher'', a migration expert, believes that these policies have reached an unprecedented level in the Trump administration and that "weak or dependent'' countries are being exploited to advance the US immigration goals. Ultimately, it appears that Trump's immigration policies have not only affected US diplomatic relations but have also become a tool for political and economic pressure on other countries.

Other documents reviewed by the ''Washington Post'' also showed that US officials had also spoken with the Georgian government about accepting migrants who are citizens of third countries in the first few weeks of Trump's return to Washington, but they did not specify whether these negotiations were successful or not.

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