US Paid $32m to Five Countries to Accept About 300 Deportees, report shows

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Some of the world's most corrupt countries have received huge payments in third-country deportation scheme

Posted by snoofy at 08:33 AM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

Some of the world's most corrupt countries have received huge payments in controversial third-country deportation scheme

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-- Guardian US (@us.theguardian.com) Feb 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM

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Lol

#1 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-02-13 06:07 PM

... U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend $38.3 billion by the end of the year on detention centers to detain and process tens of thousands of immigrants slated for deportation, according to an overview of the plan published by New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte's office on Thursday.

The document was provided by the Department of Homeland Security after an inquiry Ayotte made following a U.S. Senate hearing on Thursday, her office said in a press release. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-13 06:48 PM

"In the most extreme case, the administration paid Rwanda $7.5m plus an estimated $601,864 in flight costs to accept just seven people - about $1.1m per individual, according to the report's analysis of government spending data and flight records."

$1 million a person to enter Rwanda. That seems a bit high, although I can see paying that sum in ransom to leave Rwanda.

#3 | Posted by censored at 2026-02-14 08:38 AM

Remember the days when those on the Right were all fluffed up claiming that Obama was buying up old WalMart boxes to house illegals, in a US styled gulag? I guess they liked the idea so much that they decided to implement it. Not to worry though, a bunch of folks are about to make bank selling the real estate and running the prisons ...

#4 | Posted by catdog at 2026-02-14 09:37 AM

soooo...
the rationale that illegals are costing US taxpayers is basically proven to be bovine excrement al along, since the Trump Clown Show is paying huge amounts of money to illegally imprison them in foreign countries.

#5 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-02-14 11:41 AM

Now where are the budget conscious Republicans? When the Dems have the majority, it's all you hear, "How are you going to pay for it"? But when they are in power, "What budget".

#6 | Posted by BBQ at 2026-02-14 01:35 PM

Over $100,000 per deportee. When Dems have the WH back we'll hear all about "deficits & debt!!!" again.

#7 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-02-14 09:34 PM

Bankrupting America is good business for the Trump gang and their allies...Same thing as the Soviet Empire fell and the people's leadership went from old and senile, to out and out gangsters, to the dictator Putin and his oligarchs looting the treasury and living in the greatest luxury while the poor and the war veterans begged on the street.

#8 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-02-15 07:21 AM

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