Uganda is preparing for more deportation flights from the United States after the first known group of 12 people arrived in Kampala under a bilateral transfer agreement, according to an AP report. Uganda’s Law Society said the deportees arrived on Thursday on a private charter flight and condemned the process as degrading, while officials had earlier indicated that additional arrivals were expected under the deal.

The development points to a broader next phase in Washington’s third-country deportation strategy, which has expanded beyond Latin America and now includes African partners. I has been has separately reported that asylum seekers have increasingly faced removal orders to countries where they have no prior ties, even as the policy remains under legal and humanitarian scrutiny.

Ugandan authorities have previously said the arrangement would apply to deportees of African origin without criminal records, but key details remain unclear, including the deportees’ nationalities, their legal status after arrival, and whether Uganda received compensation similar to other states that accepted U.S. transfers.

For now, the first flight suggests the agreement has moved from diplomacy to implementation, with more transfers likely to follow if the bilateral framework stays in place.

Source:Associted press